Dictionary Definition
successful adj : having succeeded or being marked
by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful
business venture" [ant: unsuccessful]
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English
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Adjective
- Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive
of, success;
accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;
prosperous; fortunate; happy
- a successful use of medicine
- a successful experiment
- a successful enterprise
- a successful experiment
- a successful use of medicine
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resulting in success
- Dutch: succesvol, geslaagd, gelukt
- Finnish: onnistunut, menestynyt, menestyvä
- French: gagnant, réussi,
- German: erfolgreich
- Hebrew: מוצלח
- Italian: di successo, coronato dal successo, riuscito, efficace (effective)
- Portuguese: bem-sucedido
- Spanish: exitoso, triunfador
- Swedish: lyckad, framgångsrik
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affluent, ascendant, assured of success,
bang, booming, celebrated, comfortable, comfortably
situated, coming,
conquering, crowned
with success, defeating, dominant, easy, eminent, extraordinary, famed, famous, first, flourishing, flush, flushed with success,
fortunate, fruitful, hit, in ascendancy, in clover, in
good case, in luxury, in the ascendant, in the money, leading, loaded, lucky, lucrative, made, moneymaking, notable, noteworthy, on Easy Street,
on the up-and-up, on top, on velvet, out in front, outstanding, overcoming, popular, prevailing, profitable, prominent, prospering, prosperous, remunerative, renowned, rich, smash, smashing, succeeding, surefire, thriving, top, triumphal, triumphant, vanquishing, victorious, wealthy, well-fixed,
well-heeled, well-known, well-to-do, winning, wow