SUCCESSFULNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

successfulness

noun

as in success

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Noun

Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of success

Noun

Even the Clippers’ few bursts of prosperity quickly crumbled.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The enormous investments that the US and Venezuela have promised from their new oil production deal have brought cautious optimism that Venezuelans face a new period of prosperity after more than a decade of economic and social turmoil.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosperity

Noun

Falling birth rates, even in countries like Norway with strong social-welfare systems in place, worry many kinds of experts.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The policy says district officials should consider the student’s age, grade level, welfare, and other relevant information when deciding whether to withhold the information from parents.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of welfare

Noun

But what started with just a handful of rooms soon morphed into a whole health-and-well-being floor, with rooms and suites just down the hall from the gym, pool, and spa.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of well-being

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