| NOUN | event | success | an event that accomplishes its intended purpose |
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| act | success | an attainment that is successful | |
| state | success | a state of prosperity or fame | |
| person | success, achiever, winner, succeeder | a person with a record / record of successes |
| Sounds | sahkseh's | |
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| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | An event that accomplishes its intended purpose. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | Godspeed | A successful journey |
| barnburner | An impressively successful event | |
| bite | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | |
| victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Opposite | failure | An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
| Spanish | acierto, éxito | |
| Catalan | èxit | |
| Meaning | An attainment that is successful. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home run | Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
| conquest | success in mastering something difficult | |
| coup | A brilliant and notable success | |
| flying colors, flying colours | complete success | |
| hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang | A conspicuous success | |
| overturn, upset | An improbable and unexpected victory | |
| passing, pass, qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement | |
| score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport | |
| seduction, conquest | An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | |
| solution | The successful action of solving a problem | |
| winning | succeeding with great difficulty | |
| Broader | attainment | The act of achieving an aim |
| Spanish | éxito, hit | |
| Catalan | èxit | |
| Meaning | A state of prosperity or fame. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attributes | successful | Having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome / outcome |
| unsuccessful | not successful | |
| Narrower | big time | The highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment) |
| pay dirt | A profitable success | |
| Broader | prosperity, successfulness | The condition of prospering |
| Opposite | failure | lack of success |
| Spanish | éxito | |
| Catalan | èxit | |
| Meaning | A person with a record / record of successes. | |
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| Example | "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" | |
| Synonyms | achiever, winner, succeeder | |
| Narrower | first lady | The leading woman in an art or profession |
| great | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field | |
| highflier, highflyer | A person of great ability and ambition | |
| natural | someone regarded as certain to succeed | |
| sleeper | An unexpected achiever of success | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Opposite | failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | A person with a record of failing |
| Spanish | éxito, ganador | |
| Catalan | èxit, guanyador | |
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