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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The veteran defensive back won won two Super Bowls with the Chiefs reinjured during the Rams’ victory over the Chargers on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Neither Mourinho nor Solskjaer could follow up their 3-2 successes with another victory.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Prospective Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday marveled at the scale of Democrats' "incredible victory" in US congressional elections, singling out the high cost of living as the defining issue of the midterms.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
In his victory speech last night, El-Sayed took the time to, graciously, beak the vice president.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
General Erich Ludendorff believed that Germany could achieve victory on the Western Front by launching one final offensive.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Victory will also see him return to inside the world's top 10.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The complaint alleges that House of Victory, the university’s affiliated NIL collective, had yet to pay Baker-Mazara for the month of February, as is outlined in his NIL deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Victory means he will now have the world number one ranking in his sights - he trails Sinner by 1,810 points with two Masters 1000 events and the season-ending ATP Tour finals to come.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
He is hunting for her though, and while hunting a gun is as natural a companion as Victory.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
In Los Feliz, supporters of Raman flooded into the Greek Theatre plaza, with many cheering the election victories of Democrats in other parts of the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The 29-year-old has become the oldest man in more than 50 years to become world number one for the first time, with victories at the French Open and US Open providing the springboard.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Friday’s win was the third in a Grade 1 race for Hughes, following victories in the American Pharoah at Santa Anita and the Del Mar Futurity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Eisenkot also supports a tough approach against foes like Iran, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon—though he says he favors turning military victories into diplomatic achievements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
He is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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