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

Few discoveries better illustrate what that system made possible than that of the Higgs boson, considered one of the most significant scientific triumphs of the 21st century. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

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