Synonyms for success
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Victory
Other
prosperity, good fortune, hit, welfare, eclat, auspiciousness, felicity rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The achievement of one's aim or goal.
His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
- n. 2
Financial profitability.
Don't let success go to your head.
Related words
- Word family
- successantly successful successfully
- Phrases
- first success distribution success ballast
Forms
- Plural
- successes → winners, achievers, succeeders, victories…
Choose the right word
In the latter sense any hard-won achievement, advantage, or success may be termed a victory.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- victory Algiers' Martyrs' Memorial is a symbol of victory.
- achievement You shall receive two certificates of achievement.
- prosperity Prosperity is not expected for the next two years.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| success | steady | |
| victory | steady | |
| achievement | steady | |
| prosperity | steady | |
| eclat | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1
- 5 letters
- eclat
- 6 letters
- winner2
- 7 letters
- victory3, welfare2, triumph2, mastery3
- 8 letters
- felicity4, achiever3
- 9 letters
- succeeder
- 10 letters
- prosperity4
- 11 letters
- achievement3
- 12 letters
- consummation4
- 14 letters
- auspiciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (winner2 = 2 syllables).