Synonyms for victory
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Definitions
- n. 1
The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.
It was a great victory on the battlefield.
Related words
- Word family
- victor victoress victorious victrice victrix
- Phrases
- landslide victory sudden victory victory bond victory lap
- Other spellings
- vict'ry
Forms
- Plural
- victories → triumphs, wins, successes, conquests…
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Victory is the state resulting from the overcoming of an opponent or opponents in any contest, or from the overcoming of difficulties, obstacles, evils, etc., considered as opponents or enemies. 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
- win At last, Mario managed to win the princess's love.
- success Our success depends on whether he helps us or not.
- triumph The host country's triumph has a seismic effect.
- conquest Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
By length
- 3 letters
- win1
- 7 letters
- success2, triumph2, mastery3
- 8 letters
- conquest2
- 9 letters
- advantage3, supremacy4
- 11 letters
- achievement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (success2 = 2 syllables).