SUCCEEDS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

succeeds

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present tense third-person singular of succeed

as in goes

to turn out as planned or desired the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

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as in thrives

to reach a desired level of accomplishment if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience

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as in follows

to come after in time only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

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Recent Examples of succeeds Because no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, Pritchard and Vega will appear on the ballot again in November to determine who succeeds outgoing Supervisor Mary Vixie Sandy. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 Company growth succeeds only when employees stop viewing AI as a passive software tool like Excel, and begin treating it as an active digital coworker, Gerjets said. —

Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Already facing financial uncertainties, San Jose could lose millions in vital tax revenue if a statewide initiative on the November ballot succeeds in changing voting thresholds for local tax measures, city officials warned this week. —

Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 Bryant succeeds Ted Morris, who held the position for 13 years. —

Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026 If Kennedy succeeds in killing that system, the same business calculation will apply. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 If Starship succeeds, what gets built? —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Sochor, 74, will be the second Broward Death Row inmate executed this year unless an appeal is filed and succeeds. —

Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026 The effort could kick off a powerful state-by-state pushback that succeeds where federal efforts failed. —

Sonali Kolhatkar, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026

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Lastly, and this goes without saying, but bring a plastic water bottle.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
In testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Sheila Clark, President and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, warned that the damage goes far beyond the theft of tax dollars.

— Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026