Synonyms for succeed
səkˈsidsuc·ceed

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1. succeedverb

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall on ones face

2. succeedverb

   Antonyms:
   precede

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1. succeed

   A person succeeds when he accomplishes what he attempts, or attains a desired object or result; an enterprise or undertaking succeeds that has a prosperous result. To win implies that some one loses, but one may succeed where no one fails. A solitary swimmer succeeds in reaching the shore; if we say he wins the shore we contrast him with himself as a possible loser. Many students may succeed in study; a few win the special prizes, for which all compete. Compare FOLLOW.

   Synonyms:
   achieve, attain, flourish, prevail, prosper, thrive, win

   Antonyms:
   be defeated, come short, fail, fall short, lose, miscarry, miss

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1. succeed

   Synonyms:
   follow, supervene, prosper, flourish, ensue, thrive

   Antonyms:
   proceed, anticipate, fall

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1. succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goodsverb

   attain success or reach a desired goal

   "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

   Synonyms:
   gain ground, get through, acquire, gain, deliver the goods, break through, win, get ahead, provide, make headway, pull ahead, come after, follow, pull round, pull through, bring home the bacon, advance, survive, come through, make it

   Antonyms:
   miscarry, come before, go wrong, fail, precede

2. succeed, come after, followverb

   be the successor (of)

   "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

   Synonyms:
   keep up, take after, adopt, watch over, comply, stick with, keep an eye on, deliver the goods, be, travel along, win, come, observe, play along, abide by, come after, watch, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, fall out, postdate, bring home the bacon, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, come through, espouse, conform to

   Antonyms:
   precede, go wrong, miscarry, come before, fail

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1. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   follow, come after, be subsequent to

2. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   take the place of, assume the office of

3. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently

4. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands

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1. List of paraphrases for "succeed":

   success, prosper, thrive, succeeds, successful, achieve, pass, succeeded, succeeding, manage

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1. Vicente Lim:

   No great man will ever succeed in life if they do not grind their teeth and take the most dangerous path for the attainment of an end.

2. David Swafford:

   One of the best people I know and he taught me everything I know, how to be a dad, how to be a friend, how to be a champion and how to play golf. He’s the one that got me into golf when I was young. He gave me every opportunity to succeed, but never pushed it on me.

3. New York-baseddefense attorney Lance Fletcher:

   Vindictive does not equal vindication and never will. to me, this motion seems like a good idea because it will not hurt Gawker to make it at this point but it probably won't succeed because it is difficult to overturn are jury verdict and it is unclear how relevant the additional tapes would have been.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Driving your own growth by helping others succeed - what a great feeling.

5. Mike McCord:

   Our plan is to succeed with convincing Congress why the budget we submitted is the budget we need, if we get a strong signal from Congress that that's not going to be what they're going to do, then we will ... take action at the appropriate time.