SUCCEEDS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

succeeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of succeed

as in goes

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 thrives

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 follows

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 succeeds Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Mohamed succeeds Eva Vidal Dans, who left the company in June 2025. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Sarandos, who won by a vote of acclamation, succeeds Bob Daly, who held that position for the last 17 years. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Because when Mamukelashvili succeeds, Flav wants to make sure to capture it. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Enterprises therefore need to ask not only whether an AI system can be attacked, but what happens if the attack succeeds. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Construction site trial succeeds The team tested the complete system at an active construction site, where a worker wore the device for approximately 165 minutes while performing normal daily activities. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Gotoh succeeds Marge Dean, Head of Skybound Animation Studio, who concludes a 13-year run as President this month. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Despite numerous references to bygone eras, the interior succeeds in being very much contemporary while also very Parisian. — Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

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According to Tarantino, however, the reference goes way deeper.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026
Bel glows with a kind of rude Californian health and goes once a week for chiropractic adjustments, including of her jaw.

— Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

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This is where Braze thrives, Stokes said, and adding that to what Salesforce currently offers on marketing — coupled with its trove of other customer data — represents a powerful combination.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Tina Snow thrives in the winter, but Megan Thee Stallion is scorching in October.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrives

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October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of follows

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The current plan replaces an earlier 2-megawatt biomass-to-energy project, approved in 2013, that would have used biomass to generate electricity.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Eaton replaces Haltom, a squad that lost 40-15 to South Grand Prairie.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of replaces

Verb

Chinese automakers’ gains in Britain show how quickly consumers will consider a new competitor when the product delivers.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Through its subsidiaries and global centers of excellence, Elbit Systems delivers proven naval capabilities supporting missions ranging from coastal security to blue-water operations, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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