Synonyms of triumphs

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noun

plural of triumph

1

as in successes

a successful result brought about by hard work

getting into Harvard is quite a triumph

Synonyms & Similar Words

• successes
• accomplishments
• achievements
• coups
• victories
• attainments
• acquirements
• feats
• gains
• conquests
• miracles
• babies
• wins
• feathers in one's cap
• skills
• hits
• winners
• blockbusters
• performances
• realizations
• deeds
• megahits
• jackpots
• culminations
• implementations
• executions
• arrivals
• fulfillments
• completions
• consummations
• fruitions
• smashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failures
• disasters
• messes
• shambles
• catastrophes
• disappointments
• setbacks
• debacles
• flops
• botches
• muddles
• fiascoes
• losses
• washouts
• duds
• busts
• cock-ups
• nonachievements
• bummers
• fizzles
• letdowns

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as in victories

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent

our stunning triumph on the field won us the title of regional champs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• victories
• wins
• successes
• palms
• conquests
• captures
• sweeps
• subjugations
• blowouts
• landslides
• shutouts
• romps
• runaways
• takeovers
• laughers
• walkovers
• walkaways
• masteries
• squeakers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losses
• defeats
• trimmings
• beatings
• failures
• whippings
• routs
• disasters
• upsets
• overthrows
• drubbings
• flops
• debacles
• collapses
• lickings
• washouts
• setbacks
• declines
• shellackings
• slumps
• slips
• wanes
• fizzles
• lurches
• nonsuccesses

triumphs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of triumph

1

as in wins

to achieve victory (as in a contest)

despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wins
• prevails
• succeeds
• conquers
• overcomes
• kicks butt
• contends
• carries the day
• sweeps
• squeaks
• vies
• romps
• squeezes
• breezes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• fails
• struggles
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• declines
• washes out
• slips
• wanes
• flounders
• slumps

2

as in delights

to feel or express joy or triumph

the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• joys
• glories
• exults
• brags
• rejoices
• jubilates
• crows
• exuberates
• kvells
• gloats
• kicks up one's heels
• boasts
• swells
• preens
• flaunts
• parades
• shows off
• struts
• swaggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• laments
• grieves
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of triumphs

Noun

Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

However, translating these lab-scale triumphs into commercial utility-scale systems has proven to be a monumental engineering hurdle. — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

One of Odysseus’ defining triumphs becomes, in Nolan’s telling, something closer to an original sin. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

My life in law enforcement has been filled with opportunities and challenges, temptations and triumphs, heartbreak and pride. — Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

The poem built the template for the Hero’s Journey, shaping literature’s approach to character, adventure and conflict in a narrative that encompasses mortals, gods and monsters, history and mythology, tests and triumphs. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

As we’ve all been reminded over the last year and a half, many in this country are determined to see equality’s triumphs reversed. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

The coach is admired in Argentina following the team’s triumphs at both the World Cup and the Finalissima in 2022, as well as the 2021 Copa América. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Verb

Aureliano Buendía’s journey is not that of a hero who triumphs after overcoming obstacles, but that of a figure driven by inner will who is overcome by external coercion. — Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026