Definitions

successful

[suhk-ses-fuhl] / səkˈsɛs fəl /

ADJECTIVE

favorable, profitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortunate fruitful happy lucky lucrative outstanding prosperous rewarding strong wealthy

WEAK

acknowledged advantageous ahead of the game at the top at top of ladder auspicious bestselling blooming blossoming booming champion crowned efficacious extraordinary flourishing fortuitous moneymaking notable noteworthy on track out in front paying rolling thriving top triumphant unbeaten undefeated victorious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad hopeless poor sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky unsuccessful

WEAK

forfeiting losing unfavorable unprofitable

Example Sentences

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No ice track, and yet the most successful nation in Olympic skeleton history.

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Guns were seized from the suspect's home in the past, police had said, but were returned after a successful petition from the firearms' owner.

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"Seeing some of the reviews, I believe that the movie itself isn't as successful as they hoped, further proving that maybe they needed this PR narrative to get people to see it," she says.

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Her parents separated when she was young and she was raised by her mother Yan Gu - reportedly a successful venture capitalist with degrees from Peking University and Stanford.

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Saadaoui said The Albatross, which had been established for 17 years by the previous owner, was a "successful business with a good customer base" where he regularly hosted wedding ceremonies and birthday parties.

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