SUCCEEDED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

succeeded

verb

past tense of succeed

as in went

to turn out as planned or desired the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

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as in flourished

to reach a desired level of accomplishment if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience

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as in followed

to come after in time only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

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Recent Examples of succeeded He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his Cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Mamdani's two immediate predecessors as mayor had both called to end the industry, but neither succeeded. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who succeeded Noem after her firing, issued two more waivers allowing CBP to construct barrier systems. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Eventually, in 1914, Jo succeeded in publishing Vincent’s letters in an ambitious three-volume book, which today is considered one of the most revealing and important works of art history. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 Fo succeeded at making the reservation, although the entire ordeal surely took longer than if Van Horn had picked up the phone himself and talked to the karaoke bar himself. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026 Serrano exited her role in May 2025 and was succeeded by Savman. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 That’s been the window where Wicked succeeded so well the last two years. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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The company generated $70 billion in free cash flow in the first half of this year, while AMD totaled just over $4 billion and Google parent Alphabet went cash flow negative in the second quarter to fund its buildout.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Napoli went ahead again in the 83rd minute thanks to a second from McTominay — who also scored twice in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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The demand has grown so high that an underground gray market has flourished in delivering those cult-classic burgers to hungry customers.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flourished

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Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

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For example, a robot may need to determine whether a fastener has clicked into place while assembling a component.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
So, the model wrote a plausible-sounding tip, left the optional name and contact boxes blank, and clicked submit.

— Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

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Our species was born in the cold Pleistocene, thrived in the comfortable Holocene, and may have plunged Earth into this new epoch, defined by our own dominance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Shooters have thrived in Campbell’s spacing due to how much attention point guards and bigs generate off the pick-and-roll.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrived

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With more than 50 years of experience in subsea robotics, ISE has delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to customers in more than 20 countries worldwide, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The strategy has delivered substantial revenue gains as demand has ‌held up despite sharp fare increases.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivered

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Mystic, when his great, great, great- grandfather prospered in the shipping industry.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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