successful
Origin of successful
1Other words from successful
- suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- suc·cess·ful·ness, noun
- half-suc·cess·ful, adjective
- half-suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- half-suc·cess·ful·ness, noun
- non·suc·cess·ful, adjective
- non·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- pre·suc·cess·ful, adjective
- pre·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- qua·si-suc·cess·ful, adjective
- qua·si-suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- sem·i·suc·cess·ful, adjective
- sem·i·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
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How to use successful in a sentence
I look for guest-written Extra Crunch stories that will help other entrepreneurs be more successful, which is why I routinely turn down submissions that seem overly promotional.
Extra Crunch roundup: A fistful of IPOs, Affirm’s Peloton problem, Zoom Apps and more | Walter Thompson | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchHis whole career and reputation had created an aura of glamorous and successful masculinity.
Jan Morris, artful travel writer who broke many boundaries, dies at 94 | Matt Schudel | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostBjerg retired from competitive play this Fall as one of the most successful League of Legends players ever in North America.
The successful mission got tons of attention in the national media.
Hogan’s first batch of coronavirus tests from South Korea were flawed, never used | Steve Thompson | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostWe are focused on building a successful team on the court and creating a top fan experience.
Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners | by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott | November 20, 2020 | ProPublica
They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five | Nina Strochlic | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSix months after we spoke, more than two-dozen have successfully qualified, and won the same exemption.
Recently a woman successfully crowdfunded to pay off a $360 trip taken on her 26th birthday.
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing | Olivia Nuzzi | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast year, her group successfully helped push through a measure that made the sale of cat fur illegal in the country.
Will the Swiss Quit Cooking their Kittens and Puppies? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArtists Under Hitler successfully manages to add some grey to the generally black-and-white conversation about Nazis and art.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn some future occasion I may suggest how you may successfully perform your duties in your new position.
He had been in practise long and successfully enough to give a right claim to mastership.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickWhile thus successfully active abroad, have Ministers been either idle or unsuccessful at home?
Rolfe became the first white man to raise tobacco successfully in Virginia.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeySimcoe destroyed all the heavy baggage and military stores and returned successfully to Cornwallis the next morning.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for successful
/ (səkˈsɛsfʊl) /
having succeeded in one's endeavours
marked by a favourable outcome
having obtained fame, wealth, etc
Derived forms of successful
- successfully, adverb
- successfulness, noun
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