Synonyms of succeeds

succeeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of succeed

1

as in goes

to turn out as planned or desired

the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goes
• clicks
• delivers
• works out
• bears fruit
• goes over
• comes off
• delivers the goods
• catches fire
• flourishes
• pans out
• does the trick
• prospers
• thrives
• goes like clockwork
• catches on
• percolates
• cooks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• misses
• collapses
• founders
• bombs
• flunks
• strikes out
• languishes
• folds
• flops
• struggles
• washes out
• flounders
• wanes
• declines
• slips
• sinks
• crumbles
• slumps
• crashes
• skids
• chokes
• miscarries
• misfires
• falls down
• implodes
• goes under
• cracks up
• flames out
• craters
• self-destructs

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrives
• arrives
• flourishes
• prospers
• excels
• wins
• makes it
• gets ahead
• cuts it
• gets there
• prevails
• gets somewhere
• makes the grade
• makes good
• hacks it
• hits it big
• cuts the mustard
• triumphs
• makes one's mark
• comes into one's own

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• struggles
• flounders

3

as in follows

to come after in time

only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follows
• replaces
• supersedes
• supervenes
• supplants
• postdates
• ensues
• displaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precedes
• predates
• antedates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succeeds

Fryer succeeds interim co-CEOs Paige Wingert and Evan Toporek, who will work with him during the transition before returning to their positions on L2 Brands’ board of directors. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Vandemore succeeds Harmit Singh, who announced plans to retire in April and will remain chief financial and growth officer until Vandemore joins. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Firmly focus on basic cyber discipline and ramp up defensive AI strategies, some of which learn only after an attack succeeds. — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

If that argument succeeds, Wu said, Beijing could claim other countries have no right to respond to its actions against the island. — Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Chng succeeds Eugene Tan, who will remain CEO and director of SAM. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

But before the 13-year-old succeeds to the throne, George has already expressed interest in other career areas as well. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Whoever succeeds Guterres faces a daunting set of challenges, ranging from climate change and AI regulation to internal battles over the organization’s future funding. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026