successful

/səkˈsɛsfəl/

adjectivesuc · cess · ful

To be sucCESSful, you need a lot of CESS (sounds like “success”)—remember: success + ful.

Yes, it's successful. Keep the double S in the middle: suc + cess + ful (not *succesful*).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveachieving what you set out to do; reaching a goal or getting a good result
  2. adjectivehaving achieved success in a job, activity, or life

Examples

  • The science fair project was successful because it worked exactly as planned.
  • After months of practice, she became a successful pianist.
  • The team tried a new strategy, and the second attempt was successful.

Synonyms

prosperousaccomplishedvictoriouseffectivethriving

Antonyms

unsuccessfulfailing

Translations

ES exitoso/aPT bem-sucedido/aFR réussi/e

Common misspellings

succesfulsuccessfullsucsessfulsucessfulsuccessufulsucccessfulsuccesfullsuccessfal

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