succeed

Achieve your goals

Succeed means to achieve a desired outcome or reach a goal: She succeeded in getting the promotion.

It also means to come after in sequence or replace: Elizabeth succeeded her father as monarch.

To succeed to something is to inherit it, especially a title or position.

Success is the noun, successful the adjective.

flourish

thrive

Flourish with vigor

bloom · grow · expand · burgeon · mature · develop · excel · soar · rise · ascend

victory

win

Achieve victory

prevail · vanquish · champion · victor · conquest · dominance · glory · trophy · medal · crown

progress

advance

Move or progress forward

improvement · momentum · forward · evolution · maturation · enhancement · advancement · headway · stride · gain

inheritance

inherit

Receive from predecessor

take over · heir · accession · lineage · legacy · continuation · descent · birthright · estate · beneficiary

achievement

accomplishment

Successful completion of aim

completion · goal · milestone · feat · merit · recognition · accolade · honor · reward · distinction

mastery

excel

Surpass all others

surpass · outshine · expertise · proficiency · skill · competence · excellence · virtuosity · command · prowess

breakthrough

innovation

Creating something original

insight · epiphany · pioneer · revolution · groundbreaking · game-changer · paradigm shift · transformation · watershed · revelation

Categories
Opposites
achievement/outcome

succeedfail

Be unsuccessful

flop · bomb · founder · collapse · flunk

temporal sequence

succeedprecede

Come or go first

come before · antedate · predate · antecede · forerun

inheritance/succession

succeedabdicate

Formally renounce authority

renounce · relinquish · step down · vacate · give up

Phrases
Family

success, successful, succeeding, succession, successor, succeeded, unsuccessful, successfully, successive

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G