succeeds

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attain good outcome v.
come after; take the place of v.

VERB

attain good outcome

Synonyms

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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

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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

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fail forfeit give in hinder languish lose miss pass surrender yield

STRONG

give give up offer relinquish

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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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succeeds

She succeeds Mark Haushill, who plans to retire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

His latest film succeeds because it’s not trying to make audiences say, “I like this, because it reminds me of that.”

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

And, if a project succeeds, you’ve left a paper trail that shows you were instrumental in its execution.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Clayton, who is also a former securities regulator and federal prosecutor, succeeds Tulsi Gabbard, who left her job last month and was replaced temporarily by Pulte.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

But because ambition succeeds best when disguised by virtue, he wanted to furnish the Alliance with an animating ideology—a manifest destiny, as it were, or mission civilisatrice.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann