TRIUMPH (OVER) Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

triumph (over)

verb

Definition of triumph (over)

as in to defeat

to achieve a victory over with teamwork, we can triumph over anything

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Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
That victory in Week 12, was the Chiefs’ last until defeating the Broncos in Week 1 on Monday.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

To overcome this, the Delft team engineered a lightweight processing pipeline that runs onboard using a mere 34 kilobytes of memory.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Edwards doubts that voluntary oversight will overcome the commercial incentives to release their latest, most powerful models.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

This is a technology, which Sheeran mastered in his early years as a busker, that lets a guy perform with himself, in echoes, alone, harmonizing with his own voice.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Researchers and industry experts believe the first company to master it could set off an exponential cycle of progress, pulling so far ahead that competitors can no longer catch up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of master

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Their aim was to get bills out the door sooner and for the county to pay back districts that took a financial hit because of prior billing delays.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
After failing to convert on a first down, the Knights settled for a 29-yard field goal by Will Stone to take a 10-0 lead.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of take

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It’s marked by fear, second-guessing, and frustration, all with no guarantee that things will actually get better.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

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Social media commentary on Heated Rivalry exploded after the series launch, conquering my Facebook page like no other pop culture phenomenon before it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
After consolidating their political power throughout Italy, the Romans conquered most of southern and western Europe and the Mediterranean coastal regions, including North Africa.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

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