Antonyms for succeeded
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suhk-seed |
| Phonetic Transcription : səkˈsid |
Definition of succeeded
Origin :- late 14c., "come next after, take the place of another," from Old French succeder (14c.), from Latin succedere "come after, go near to," from sub "next to, after" (see sub-) + cedere "go, move" (see cede). Meaning "to continue, endure" is from early 15c. The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well).
- verb attain good outcome
- verb come after; take the place of
- Everybody said that he had only succeeded in showing that his resignation was unnecessary.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- To Cimabue succeeded his pupil, the famous Giotto, who died in 1337.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It was not, however, before the lapse of several months that he succeeded.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But if this succeeded with Hester and Mark, how with Cornelius?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Even had Shakespeare tried to hide himself in his work, he could not have succeeded.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- We have succeeded, and I want to enjoy our success and forget its processes.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I know that he has tried to stay away from me, and why he has not succeeded.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- This is an oblique way of saying that Marduk succeeded where Ea failed.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- Together they succeeded in getting him into the buggy; then, gently, Mike drove to the house.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Like the day, the nights succeeded nights, yet nothing, nothing manifested itself.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for succeeded
- accede
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquire
- arrive
- assume
- avail
- be subsequent
- be successful
- benefit
- carry off
- come into
- come into possession
- come next
- come off
- conquer
- displace
- distance
- do all right
- do the trick
- earn
- ensue
- enter upon
- flourish
- follow
- follow after
- follow in order
- fulfill
- gain
- get
- get to the top
- go next
- grow famous
- hit
- inherit
- make a fortune
- make good
- make it
- make out
- obtain
- outdistance
- outwit
- overcome
- possess
- postdate
- prevail
- profit
- prosper
- pull off
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- replace
- result
- retrieve
- score
- secure
- supersede
- supervene
- supplant
- surmount
- take over
- thrive
- triumph
- turn out
- vanquish
- win
- work
- worst
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