VICTORIOUS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

victorious

adjective

as in winning

having won a victory or having ended in a victory the victorious army a victorious battle They were victorious over their rivals.

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Recent Examples of victorious Her status as a billionaire entrusted with spending down a billionaire’s fortune, and now a victorious Super Bowl winner eyeing a near-immediate exit from the field, makes her one of the most unusual figures in American sports. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 In the end, Yakima native Cooper Kupp and the Seahawks were victorious, and Glenski only had one word to describe his feelings. —

Amanda Hari, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Did Team Ruff come out victorious this year, or did reigning champion Team Fluff sweep the competition for the second year in a row? —

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026 If the Patriots are victorious, Vrabel will become only the fifth Super Bowl-winning head coach to have also won a Super Bowl as a player. —

Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for victorious

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winning

Adjective

The Chicago Bears are emerging from their October bye week with a mini-winning streak plus a surge of confidence.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships.

— Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025