Synonyms of succeeds

succeeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of succeed

1

as in goes

to turn out as planned or desired

the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goes
• clicks
• delivers
• works out
• bears fruit
• goes over
• comes off
• delivers the goods
• catches fire
• flourishes
• pans out
• does the trick
• prospers
• thrives
• goes like clockwork
• catches on
• percolates
• cooks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• misses
• collapses
• founders
• bombs
• flunks
• strikes out
• languishes
• folds
• flops
• struggles
• washes out
• flounders
• wanes
• declines
• slips
• sinks
• crumbles
• slumps
• crashes
• skids
• chokes
• miscarries
• misfires
• falls down
• implodes
• goes under
• cracks up
• flames out
• craters
• self-destructs

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrives
• arrives
• flourishes
• prospers
• excels
• wins
• makes it
• gets ahead
• cuts it
• gets there
• prevails
• gets somewhere
• makes the grade
• makes good
• hacks it
• hits it big
• cuts the mustard
• triumphs
• makes one's mark
• comes into one's own

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• struggles
• flounders

3

as in follows

to come after in time

only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follows
• replaces
• supersedes
• supervenes
• supplants
• postdates
• ensues
• displaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precedes
• predates
• antedates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succeeds

Simply because someone else succeeds doesn’t mean that the proverbial well of success has run dry. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th and 56th editions. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 May 2026

Many programs rely on standardized intervention lists, assuming similar outcomes across suppliers when every facility operates under its own set of constraints, meaning what succeeds in one place could prove a bust in another. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026

Johns succeeds Christine Monjer, who spent two years in the role. —Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

At a school function, Duncan finally succeeds in getting JoAnne to talk to him, but her efforts to funnel him to a different therapist lead inadvertently to his next big score. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026

Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town. —Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

Shannon and Chastain do their own singing in the show, which succeeds in humanizing these two troubled music legends. —David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026

Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town. —Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026