successful
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successful
- /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ Canada, US, UK
- [səkˈsɛs.fɫ̩] Canada, US, UK
- /səkˈses.fəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- [səkˈses.fɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From success + -ful.
adjective more successful · most successful
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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
Similar: efficacious, effective, fruitful, rewarding, accomplished, profitable, hot, bustling, flourishing, fortunate, lucky, privileged · Opposite: unsuccessful, failed
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: winning, victorious, thriving, eminent, flourishing, prosperous, self-made, roaring, booming, in, made, productive, palmy, no-hit, prospering, triple-crown
Translations
Every language
adj resulting in success
| Español | exitoso, logrado, afortunado, de éxito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성공적 seonggongjeok, 성공(成功)한 seonggonghan |
| 日本語 | 成功した seikō shita |
| 中文 | 有成效的 yǒu chéngxiào de, 完滿 /完满 wánmǎn, 成功的 chénggōng de |
| हिन्दी | सफल saphal, सुफल suphal |
| Português | bem-sucedido, conseguido, próspero |
| Français | ayant du succès, marqué de succès, couronné de succès |
| Deutsch | erfolgreich |
| Italiano | di successo, coronato dal successo, riuscito |
| Ελληνικά | επιτυχημένος epitychiménos, επιτυχών epitychón |
| Română | reușit, izbutit, plin de succes |
| Русский | успе́шный uspéšnyj, благополу́чный blagopolúčnyj, уда́чный udáčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thành công |
| العربية | نَاجِح nājiḥ, فَائِز fāʔiz, مُوَفَّق muwaffaq |
| עברית | מוצלח mutzlákh |
Talk about this word "successful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/successful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. successful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/successful "successful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/successful.Cite this
@misc{successful_2026,
title = {successful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/successful},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
