succeeded

[suhk-see-did] / səkˈsi dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

done

Synonyms

STRONG

complete completed concluded consummated depleted drained effected ended executed exhausted fixed fulfilled perfected performed realized rendered set spent terminated wired wrought

WEAK

a wrap all in all over brought about brought to pass buttoned-up compassed over through used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

incomplete indefinite unfinished unfixed unfulfilled unused

WEAK

undone

Example Sentences

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Powell stepped down as chair at the end of his term earlier this month, and has been succeeded by Trump nominee Kevin Warsh.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This new study succeeded in recreating and stabilizing those fleeting structural states using silver nanoparticles.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Several succeeded in reaching Taiwan by boat but others were caught.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“We know that micro-dramas have succeeded in the East, but it’s about bringing that to the West.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Half-an-hour’s recreation succeeded, then study; then the glass of water and the piece of oat-cake, prayers, and bed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

succeeded

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