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Success has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

"let's call heads a success and tails a failure"

"the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"

2

an attainment that is successful

"his success in the marathon was unexpected"

"his new play was a great success"

3

a state of prosperity or fame

"he is enjoying great success"

"he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

4

a person with a record of successes

"his son would never be the achiever that his father was"

"only winners need apply"

"if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

5

The achievement of one's aim or goal.

"After years of struggling to open her own bakery, she finally felt a deep sense of success when the first batch of bread sold out within an hour."

In plain English: Success is when you finally get what you really wanted to achieve.

"The project was a great success after everyone worked hard together."

Usage: Use success to describe the successful completion of an attempt, such as passing an exam or launching a product. It is often paired with verbs like achieve or attain when referring to reaching a specific objective.

Proper Noun
1

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

"After visiting Success to escape the city heat, we found a quiet café overlooking the hills."

Example Sentences
"The project was a great success after everyone worked hard together." noun
"His hard work finally led to great success in his new business venture." noun
"The movie was a huge success and sold out every theater for weeks." noun
"She felt a deep sense of success when she finished the marathon without stopping." noun
Related Terms
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Antonyms
failure nonstarter
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
happening attainment prosperity person
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
barnburner Godspeed victory bite winning hit bell ringer conquest coup flying colors passing overturn seduction score solution big time pay dirt first lady great highflier natural sleeper

Origin

The word "success" was borrowed from the Latin succēdō, which originally meant "to go next to." It entered English partly by replacing a native term related to rapidity that is now known as "speed."

Rhyming Words
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