successful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [səkˈses.fɫ̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [səkˈsɛs.fɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /səkˈses.fəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- sək-sĕsʹfəl (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From success + -ful.
Meanings
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Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…]"share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:“Operation Warp Speed” was a SPECTACULAR SUCCESS, in fact, many say, one of the most successful things ever done by an American President.
2026 July 29, Donald J. Trump, Truth Social, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] .
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most successful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more successful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
behind every successful man there stands a woman · successfulness · nonsuccessful · supersuccessful · succsexful · semisuccessful · successfully · megasuccessful
Relateds
Synonyms
wealful · roaring · fruitful · lucky · efficacious · privileged · fortunate · rewarding · thriving · prosperous · flourishing · effective · bustling · hot · successful · accomplished · profitable
Translations (94)
hu sikeres (resulting in success) · mi angitu (resulting in success) · de erfolgreich (resulting in success) · sh uspješan (resulting in success) · nn vellukka (resulting in success) · uk вда́тний (resulting in success) · ja 成功した (resulting in success) · ru благополу́чный (resulting in success) · he מוצלח (resulting in success) · yi הצלחהדיק (resulting in success) · sh uspešan (resulting in success) · az müvəffəqiyyətli (resulting in success) · ko 성공(成功)한 (resulting in success) · bg успе́шен (resulting in success) · cs úspěšný (resulting in success) · ar نَاجِح (resulting in success) · ga áitheasach (resulting in success) · es exitoso (resulting in success) · ms berjaya (resulting in success) · ro plin de succes (resulting in success) · it di successo (resulting in success) · el επιτυχών (resulting in success) · tr başarılı (resulting in success) · mi momoho (resulting in success) · sv lyckad (resulting in success) · eu arrakastatsu (resulting in success) · ca reeixit (resulting in success) · uk успі́шний (resulting in success) · sv framgångsrik (resulting in success) · la prosper (resulting in success) · fi onnistunut (resulting in success) · mk у́спешен (resulting in success) · hi सफल (resulting in success) · ro izbutit (resulting in success) · hi सुफल (resulting in success) · it coronato dal successo (resulting in success) · et õnnestunud (resulting in success) · da succesrig (resulting in success) · sa सफल (resulting in success) · bn সফল (resulting in success) · sh успешан (resulting in success) · fr ayant du succès (resulting in success) · it riuscito (resulting in success) · cmn 完滿 /完满 (resulting in success) · fi menestynyt (resulting in success) · ar مُوَفَّق (resulting in success) · ur سپھل (resulting in success) · fi menestyvä (resulting in success) · cmn 成功的 (resulting in success) · es de éxito (resulting in success) · fa موفق (resulting in success) · nl geslaagd (resulting in success) · be паспяхо́вы (resulting in success) · ru успе́шный (resulting in success) · ru уда́чный (resulting in success) · fr marqué de succès (resulting in success) · ro reușit (resulting in success) · fa کامگار (resulting in success) · sl uspešen (resulting in success) · yue 成功嘅 (resulting in success) · eo sukcesa (resulting in success) · tr muvaffak (resulting in success) · ka წარმატებული (resulting in success) · ar فَائِز (resulting in success) · pt conseguido (resulting in success) · el επιτυχημένος (resulting in success) · hu eredményes (resulting in success) · pt próspero (resulting in success) · es afortunado (resulting in success) · fr couronné de succès (resulting in success) · grc οὔριος (resulting in success) · ko 성공적 (resulting in success) · la prosperus (resulting in success) · khb ᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈ (resulting in success) · sk úspešný (resulting in success) · nl succesvol (resulting in success) · id sukses (resulting in success) · es logrado (resulting in success) · lt sėkmingas (resulting in success) · vi thành công (resulting in success) · bn কামিয়াব (resulting in success) · cmn 有成效的 (resulting in success) · et edukas (resulting in success) · nl gelukt (resulting in success) · pl udany (resulting in success) · crh muvaffaq (resulting in success) · id berhasil (resulting in success) · khb ᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲ (resulting in success) · da succesfuld (resulting in success) · az uğurlu (resulting in success) · nb vellykket (resulting in success) · sh успјешан (resulting in success) · ang spēdiġ (resulting in success) · pt bem-sucedido (resulting in success)