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SUCCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An attainment that is successful
Example:
his new play was a great success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("success" is a kind of...):
attainment (the act of achieving an aim)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "success"):
winning (succeeding with great difficulty)
bang; hit; smash; smasher; strike (a conspicuous success)
bell ringer; bull's eye; home run; mark (something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal)
conquest (success in mastering something difficult)
coup (a brilliant and notable success)
flying colors; flying colours (complete success)
pass; passing; qualifying (success in satisfying a test or requirement)
overturn; upset (an improbable and unexpected victory)
conquest; seduction (an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone)
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
solution (the successful action of solving a problem)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event that accomplishes its intended purpose
Example:
the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("success" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "success"):
bite ((angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait)
triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)
Godspeed (a successful journey)
barnburner (an impressively successful event)
Antonym:
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person with a record of successes
Example:
if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success
Synonyms:
achiever; succeeder; success; winner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("success" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "success"):
first lady (the leading woman in an art or profession)
great (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field)
highflier; highflyer (a person of great ability and ambition)
natural (someone regarded as certain to succeed)
sleeper (an unexpected achiever of success)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A state of prosperity or fame
Example:
he does not consider wealth synonymous with success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("success" is a kind of...):
prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)
Attribute:
successful (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome)
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "success"):
big time (the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment))
pay dirt (a profitable success)
Antonym:
failure (lack of success)
Context examples:
Many more genes play a vital role in dictating the success of cancer immunotherapies.
(A new study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)
“This finding suggests that interventions to reduce screen time could have a better chance of success if introduced early.”
(High amounts of screen time begin as early as infancy, National Institutes of Health)
If so, when it becomes clear that your participation has been a strong part of the success of the fund-drive, you will have a warm feeling of satisfaction.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"I knew it! I knew it! Oh, my Jo, I am so proud!" and Beth ran to hug her sister and exult over this splendid success.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I could not have anticipated such a success.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It is not despair of success that keeps me dumb.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Oz, left to himself, smiled to think of his success in giving the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion exactly what they thought they wanted.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Having no success, she goes again next morning, and her husband meets her, as he has told us, as she comes out.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With assumed tranquillity he then replied: I have no wish of denying that I did everything in my power to separate my friend from your sister, or that I rejoice in my success.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
But what is that compared with the number of your successes?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
