successnoun
uk/səkˈses/us/səkˈses/B1 [ U ] the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for:
The success of almost any project depends largely on its manager.
I've been trying to persuade her to take on more people, but so far without success.
I'm not having much success in communicating with him at the moment.
The success rate for this operation is very low.
B1 [ C ] something that achieves positive results:
Both films have been a big box-office success.
She's determined to make a success of this project.
That salmon dish was a success, wasn't it?
More examples
- He tried, albeit without success.
- They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
- The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.
- The operation proved a complete success.
- The plan was a resounding success.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Success and achievements
- a feather in your cap idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- a roaring success idiom
- accomplishment
- achievement
- belt
- boom
- escapade
- every dog has its day idiom
- feat
- feather
- fruition
- have sth under your belt idiom
- laugh
- perform/work miracles/a miracle idiom
- prospect
- quantum leap
- sellout
- success story
- the dizzy heights of sth idiom
See more results »