succeeds

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

Example Sentences

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He succeeds Willem Meintjes, who will stay on as an advisor through April 2027.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

If Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10, here are some of the MPs and advisers who could be given key roles.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

She succeeds Joe Vernachio, who was appointed in 2024 to help orchestrate a turnaround for the struggling sneaker brand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Fiserv said Takis Georgakopoulos, previously co-president of the provider of fintech services to banks, credit unions and merchants, immediately succeeds Lyons as CEO and as a member of the Milwaukee, Wis., company’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 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