| success | | |
| n. (event) | 1. success | an event that accomplishes its intended purpose.; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ barnburner | an impressively successful event.; "the rock concert was a real barnburner" |
| ~ godspeed | a successful journey.; "they wished him Godspeed" |
| ~ triumph, victory | a successful ending of a struggle or contest.; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
| ~ bite | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait.; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" |
| n. (act) | 2. success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ attainment | the act of achieving an aim.; "the attainment of independence" |
| ~ winning | succeeding with great difficulty.; "winning is not everything" |
| ~ hit, smasher, bang, smash, strike | a conspicuous success.; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" |
| ~ home run, bell ringer, bull's eye, mark | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" |
| ~ conquest | success in mastering something difficult.; "the conquest of space" |
| ~ coup | a brilliant and notable success. |
| ~ flying colors, flying colours | complete success.; "they passed inspection with flying colors" |
| ~ qualifying, passing, pass | success in satisfying a test or requirement.; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" |
| ~ overturn, upset | an improbable and unexpected victory.; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" |
| ~ seduction, conquest | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone. |
| ~ score | the act of scoring in a game or sport.; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" |
| ~ solution | the successful action of solving a problem.; "the solution took three hours" |
| n. (state) | 3. success | a state of prosperity or fame.; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success" |
| ~ successfulness, prosperity | the condition of prospering; having good fortune. |
| ~ big time | the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment). |
| ~ pay dirt | a profitable success.; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt" |
| n. (person) | 4. achiever, succeeder, success, winner | a person with a record of successes.; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ first lady | the leading woman in an art or profession. |
| ~ great | a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.; "he is one of the greats of American music" |
| ~ highflier, highflyer | a person of great ability and ambition. |
| ~ natural | someone regarded as certain to succeed.; "he's a natural for the job" |
| ~ sleeper | an unexpected achiever of success.; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it" |
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