87 Synonyms & Antonyms For SUCCEED

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  • Definitions succeed [suhk-seed] / səkˈsid / VERB attain good outcome Synonyms STRONGEST accomplish achieve benefit flourish gain get overcome prevail prosper realize thrive triumph win STRONG acquire arrive avail conquer distance earn fulfill hit obtain outdistance outwit possess profit reap receive recover retrieve score secure surmount vanquish work worst WEAK be successful carry off come off do all right do the trick get to the top grow famous make a fortune make good make it make out pull off turn out Antonyms STRONGEST fail forfeit give in hinder languish lose miss pass surrender yield STRONG give give up offer relinquish WEAK precede VERB come after; take the place of Synonyms STRONGEST assume replace take over STRONG accede displace ensue follow inherit postdate result supersede supervene supplant WEAK be subsequent come into come into possession come next enter upon follow after follow in order go next Antonyms STRONG precede WEAK fail

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    Its foreign ministry also said that any attempt to "contain China by using Taiwan will absolutely not succeed".

    From BBC

    But CEOs with vision and courage are crucial to making companies succeed.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    To succeed, you must have an excellent, or at least wildly competent, signal-caller under center.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    "Every young person deserves a fair chance to succeed and when given the right support and opportunities, they will grasp them," they said.

    From BBC

    Roberts says the guys who have been able to succeed in both professions are "hugely inspiring" and has stressed that life is like parenting.

    From BBC

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    Words related to succeed are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word succeed. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    arrive arrives attains attain blossom blossomed boom boomed bring about bring off brings about came through came off click climax come at come off come through coming off conquer conquer did displace do does dost doth ensued ensue flourished flourish follows follow gain get get along get by get on gets by gets along gets on getting by go far go got on got along goes got by got inherit intervene intervenes intervened knocked off knock off manage manages prevailed prevails prevail pulled off pull off rate replace risen rise roll rotate supersedes supersede supervene supplanted supplant take takes thrived thrives thrive went work out works out

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