English > victory: 1 sense > noun 1, event| Meaning | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest. |
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| Examples | - "a narrow victory"
- "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"
- "clinched a victory"
- "convincing victory"
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| Synonym | triumph |
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| Narrower | Pyrrhic victory | A victory that is won by incurring terrible losses |
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| checkmate | complete victory |
| fall, pin | When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat |
| independence | The successful ending of the American Revolution |
| landslide | An overwhelming electoral victory |
| last laugh | ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying 'he laughs best who laughs last') |
| runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway | An easy victory |
| service break | A tennis game won on the opponent's service |
| slam, sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
| walk-in, waltz | An assured victory (especially in an election) |
| win | A victory (as in a race or other competition) |
| Broader | ending, conclusion, finish | event whose occurrence ends something |
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| success | An event that accomplishes its intended purpose |
| Opposite | defeat, licking | An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest / contest |
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| Spanish | éxito, triunfo, victoria |
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| Catalan | victòria |
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| Adjectives | victorious | having won |
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| victorious | experiencing triumph |
