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

The biology itself, the metabolic state that determines whether a run succeeds or fails, has historically been only partially observable. —Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Kittelberger succeeds Kyla Ghirardello, Miss Bel Air 2025, and is the 16th consecutive title holder. —Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026

How well they are educated, prepared for higher education or the job market, will be a big factor determining whether California’s economy, and thus its socioeconomic whole, succeeds or fails. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

Rodrigues, who joined the retailer in 2019 as head of controlling, succeeds Eric Lovisolo, who is retiring after holding the position since 2008. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

How well they are educated, prepared for higher education or the job market, will be a big factor determining whether California’s economy, and thus its socioeconomic whole, succeeds or fails. —Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

But in volatile markets, resilience, precision, and adaptability increasingly determine who succeeds. —Richard McCathron, Fortune, 25 May 2026

SpaceX would be among the top 10 most valuable companies in the world by market capitalization if the company succeeds at its goal of a $2 trillion valuation. —David Ingram, NBC news, 20 May 2026

Instead of relitigating his problems, Drake tries to distract us from them, and succeeds gloriously. —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 May 2026