succeeded
Achieved the goal
Succeeded is the past tense of succeed.
To succeed is to achieve a desired outcome or accomplish a goal: She succeeded in convincing them to stay.
It also means to follow in sequence or take over a position: Elizabeth succeeded her father as monarch.
The calm succeeded the storm.
Resounding, celebrated victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- winAchieve victory
- prevailedProved stronger ultimately
- overcameDefeated or mastered
vanquished · defeated · beat · dominated · surpassed · outperformed · conquered · bested
Accomplished goal or deed
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- completionAct of finishing
- realizationGrasping what's true
triumph · fruition · culmination · breakthrough · milestone · execution · implementation · actualization
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- winAchieve victory
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
overcome · dominance · supremacy · mastery · vanquish · conquer · jubilation · celebration
Received from forebears
- assumedTaken as true
- accededGave formal consent
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- taken overAssumed control of
replaced · followed · come after · claimed · received · acquired · obtained · gotten
Far along in development
- progressedMoved toward completion
- promotedAdvanced in rank
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- risenMoved upward already
climbed · graduated · breakthrough · milestone · advancement · development · growth · improvement
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
overcame · vanquished · defeated · beat · dominated · surpassed · outperformed · conquered · bested · triumphed
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- completionAct of finishing
realization · triumph · fruition · culmination · breakthrough · milestone · execution · implementation · actualization · finalization
victory
Defeating an opponent
prevail · overcome · dominance · supremacy · mastery · vanquish · conquer · jubilation · celebration · elation
inherited
Received from forebears
taken over · replaced · followed · come after · claimed · received · acquired · obtained · gotten
advanced
Far along in development
- progressedMoved toward completion
- promotedAdvanced in rank
- elevatedRaised above usual level
risen · climbed · graduated · breakthrough · milestone · advancement · development · growth · improvement · momentum
succeededpreceded
Came earlier than
came before · anteceded · predated · led · prefigured