victory
noun
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
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victory
American
[vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree]
/ ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri /
noun
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victories
plural
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a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
- Antonyms:
- defeat
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an engagement ending in such triumph.
American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
- Antonyms:
- defeat
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the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest.
The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
- Antonyms:
- defeat
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a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc..
a moral victory.
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(initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
victory
1
British
/ ˈvɪktərɪ /
noun
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final and complete superiority in a war
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a successful military engagement
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a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
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the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed
Victory
2
British
/ ˈvɪktərɪ /
noun
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another name (in English) for Victoria 3
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another name (in English) for Nike
victory
Idioms
Synonym Usage
Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
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Etymology
Origin of victory
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English victorie, from Latin victōria, equivalent to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y 3
Explanation
A victory is a win. In sports or war, one side usually achieves victory. If you've ever won anything, you've achieved a victory: being successful in some kind of contest, sport, or battle. The winners of elections, football games, chess matches, debates, and scholarships all have won impressive victories. In war, there's victory too. People who overcome a disease such as cancer also consider that a victory. The opposite of victory is defeat.
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Matthew Stafford was surgical with his passing, throwing four touchdown passes in a 28-6 victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was his first victory since becoming the junior champion in 1985.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The piece suggests that California achieved a limited but meaningful victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Englishman Ross Smith won the final six legs to produce a shock 11-5 victory over two-time former winner Gerwyn Price in the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But the commanders were eager for a big victory, and the 46th Guards were sent out on a bombing mission twice as far away as their usual targets took them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
His NIL contract was then terminated by House of Victory, according to the lawsuit, on the basis of a “morals clause” in the agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Victory means Zverev is into his second US Open final after suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss to Dominic Thiem in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The payoff is a vanity project like no other, except maybe Saddam Hussein’s commissioned Victory Arch of swords in Baghdad, or Kim Il Sung’s North Korean Mansu Hill Grand Monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Victory would make Itauma the second-youngest heavyweight world champion in history, behind only Mike Tyson.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
My mind rushes back to the opening days of other Victory Tours.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Brooklyn Hedricks had 14 receptions for 193 yards and four touchdowns in victories over Oxnard and San Marcos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Kate Meier completed 50 passes for 591 yards and eight touchdowns in victories over Mater Dei and Corona del Mar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
All the individual match-ups were more or less Rangers victories.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
By contrast, they have two victories from six games so far, against newly promoted Ipswich - when they had to come from behind - and Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK in the Champions League.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was one of the victories, weighed against plenty of losses.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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