Antonyms for succeed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhk-seed
Phonetic Transcription : səkˈsid


Definition of succeed

Origin :
  • late 14c., "come next after, take the place of another," from Old French succeder (14c.), from Latin succedere "come after, go near to," from sub "next to, after" (see sub-) + cedere "go, move" (see cede). Meaning "to continue, endure" is from early 15c. The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well).
  • verb attain good outcome
  • verb come after; take the place of
Example sentences :
  • Uncle Peter did succeed in walking as far as Madison Square.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I endeavoured to obtain sight of him, but he was so wrapped and clothed that I did not succeed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I strive to be useful to my fellow-creatures, and am happy if I succeed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • To-night we did not succeed in getting the howitzer into camp.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • For any one of us to succeed, we must succeed as one America.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I could not succeed in finding the plant for which they had been digging.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • If I succeed in this I shall doubtless be able to seize more of His bounty.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I had made several attempts in that time to escape, but did not succeed.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • Little satisfaction lay in land to which such a son was to succeed!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for succeed

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