Synonyms for succeed
Definitions
- v. 1
To follow something in sequence or time.
- v. 2
To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.
The king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne.
Related words
- Word family
- succeeder success succession successive
Forms
- Past participle
- succeeded
e.g. succeeded → achieved, prospered, attained, accomplished…
Choose the right word
To win implies that some one loses, but one may succeed where no one fails. Many students may succeed in study; a few win the special prizes, for which all compete.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- achieve My mission is to help people achieve their dreams.
- accomplish Truly, I still think this will accomplish nothing.
- attain To attain his goal, Tom moved the heaven and earth.
- prosper Algeria's tourism industry is poised to prosper.
- thrive We don't just want you to survive, but to thrive.
- flourish Algeria's economy will be able to flourish again.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, win1
- 4 letters
- work1, gain1
- 5 letters
- ensue2
- 6 letters
- result2, follow2, thrive1, attain2
- 7 letters
- achieve2, triumph2, prosper2, prevail2, descend2, devolve2
- 8 letters
- flourish2, postcede
- 9 letters
- supersede3, supervene
- 10 letters
- accomplish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ensue2 = 2 syllables).