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Definitions

do well

NOUN

success

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment achievement advance benefit boom fame gain happiness profit progress prosperity realization triumph victory win

STRONG

arrival ascendancy attainment clover consummation eminence fortune fruition hit killing laugher maturation reward savvy sensation snap strike successfulness walkaway walkover

WEAK

bed of roses big hit easy street flying colors good luck good times grand slam gravy train happy days lap of luxury éclat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defeat failure forfeit loss misfortune sadness sorrow unhappiness

STRONG

inferiority unfulfillment

VERB

come along

Synonyms

WEAK

get on improve mend perk up pick up rally recover recuperate show improvement

VERB

flourish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom boom develop expand multiply succeed thrive

STRONG

amplify arrive augment batten burgeon flower go increase score wax

WEAK

be on top of heap bear fruit come along get ahead get on go great guns hit it big live high on hog make out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease fail lessen lose shrink shrivel wither

WEAK

cease hinder languish stunt

VERB

get ahead

Synonyms

WEAK

advance be successful climb flourish get on leave behind make good outdo outmaneuver overtake progress prosper surpass thrive

Antonyms

WEAK

fail fall behind

VERB

go far

Synonyms

WEAK

achieve advance get ahead get on make a name move up in the world progress rise succeed

Antonyms

WEAK

fail

VERB

prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom catch on flourish multiply thrive

STRONG

advance arrive augment batten bear benefit fatten flower gain increase produce progress rise score yield

WEAK

be enriched bear fruit become rich become wealthy do wonders fare well feather nest get on get there go places go to town grow rich hit it big hit the jackpot make a killing make good make it make mark make money make out strike it rich turn out well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail languish shrink shrivel wither

STRONG

decline decrease lose recede refuse retreat retrogress stop

Example Sentences

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The World Cup begins this week, and investors would do well to watch the event from the stock market’s sidelines.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As I imagine the series will do well — mystery with a smattering of horror seems very much what the people want — more may be just the ticket for some people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Gold and other precious metals tend to do well in inflationary periods.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He reckons the shares should do well relative to Royal Bank’s peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The best I could do was to do, well, the best I could do.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

do well

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