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successful
/ səkˈsɛsfʊl /
adjective
- having succeeded in one's endeavours
- marked by a favourable outcome
- having obtained fame, wealth, etc
Derived Forms
- sucˈcessfulness, noun
- sucˈcessfully, adverb
Other Words From
- suc·cessful·ly adverb
- suc·cessful·ness noun
- half-suc·cessful adjective
- half-suc·cessful·ly adverb
- half-suc·cessful·ness noun
- nonsuc·cessful adjective
- nonsuc·cessful·ly adverb
- presuc·cessful adjective
- presuc·cessful·ly adverb
- quasi-suc·cessful adjective
- quasi-suc·cessful·ly adverb
- semi·suc·cessful adjective
- semi·suc·cessful·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of successful1
Example Sentences
Many successful impact investors already follow this playbook.
I don’t know if these work from home or workout from home stocks will end up being as successful as these companies.
What are they passionate about, even when the world has titled them “successful.”
Truth be told, building a successful startup is a never-ending learning curve.
Sarah, the CEO of a successful SEO agency, gets introduced to the CEO of another successful ecommerce company through a common friend.
Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
Do those things," he said, "and you'll have half a chance of being successful.
Beyoncé has, for close to a decade now, been a deity in entertainment: untouchable, successful, divine.
Just how many fake nodes would be needed in order to pull off a successful Sybil attack against Tor is not known.
But even interrogating successful proposals leads to unsatisfactory reasoning.
Then, if you gentlemen are successful here, and capture Fulton and Jefferson City, our brightest hopes will be fulfilled.
The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
A small contingent of the members hurried off to applaud the successful comic opera of the hour.
According to the general verdict, she was equally successful in oils and water-colors.
Not only have its fundamental principles been fully vindicated but in most details the working of the measure has been successful.
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How Do You Spell Successful?
Spelling tips for successful
The word successful is hard to spell because it can be hard to know which letters are doubled. Both the c and the middle s are doubled, but the f and l are not.
How to spell successful: To be a success, you need to see (two Cs) Some Smarts (two Ss). This reminds you that success is spelled with a double C in the middle and a double S at the end. To spell successful, you add the base word (success) to the suffix -ful.
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