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- [suh k-ses-fuh l]
- /səkˈsɛs fəl/
- /səkˈsesfl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh k-ses-fuh l]
- /səkˈsɛs fəl/
Definitions of successful word
- adjective successful achieving or having achieved success. 1
- adjective successful having attained wealth, position, honors, or the like. 1
- adjective successful resulting in or attended with success. 1
- adjective successful good at 1
- adjective successful prosperous 1
- adjective successful person: lucky, fortunate 1
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Origin of successful
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; success + -ful
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Successful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
successful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
successful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for successful
adj successful
- prosperous — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- lucky — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- fruitful — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- rewarding — affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
Antonyms for successful
adj successful
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- unfortunate — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
- unfavorable — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
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