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单词 successful
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successful

adjective

suc·​cess·​ful sək-ˈses-fəl How to pronounce successful (audio)
1
: resulting or terminating in success
a successful attempt
2
: gaining or having gained success
a successful investor
successfully
sək-ˈses-fə-lē How to pronounce successful (audio)
adverb
successfulness noun

Synonyms

  • flourishing
  • going
  • palmy
  • prosperous
  • thriving
  • triumphant
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Example Sentences

the play had a successful run on Broadway sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

successful

adjective

suc·​cess·​ful sək-ˈses-fəl How to pronounce successful (audio)
1
: resulting or ending well or in success
My attempt to swim across the harbor was successful.
2
: gaining or having gained success
a successful business

successful

adjective

1
as in prosperous
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune the play had a successful run on Broadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • prosperous
  • thriving
  • promising
  • triumphant
  • flourishing
  • going
  • growing
  • in clover
  • palmy
  • in the clover
  • robust
  • booming
  • coming
  • runaway
  • gangbuster
  • roaring
  • gangbusters
  • boffo
  • socko

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unsuccessful
  • failed
  • failing
  • hopeless
  • inauspicious
  • unpromising
  • collapsing
  • folding
  • futureless
  • bankrupt
  • slipping
  • declining
  • destroyed
  • waning
  • flopping
  • slumping
  • ruined
  • no-good
  • flunking
  • washing-out
  • wrecked
  • kaput
  • kaputt
  • kerflooey
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2
as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • thriving
  • prosperous
  • prospering
  • wealthy
  • golden
  • booming
  • healthy
  • flourishing
  • roaring
  • affluent
  • palmy
  • halcyon
  • rich
  • boomy
  • substantial
  • moneyed
  • lush
  • comfortable
  • opulent
  • well-to-do
  • well-off
  • well-heeled
  • monied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unsuccessful
  • failing
  • depressed
  • dying
  • struggling
  • unprosperous
  • bankrupt
  • declining
  • languishing
  • insolvent
  • floundering
  • bankrupted
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