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Synonyms of succeed in English:

succeed


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verb

1‘Darwin succeeded where earlier evolutionists had failed’

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triumph, be victorious, achieve success, be successful, be a success, do well, make good, prosper, flourish, thrive, advance
informal make it, make the grade, cut it, crack it, make a name for oneself, make one's mark, get somewhere, do all right for oneself, arrive, find a place in the sun
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fail

2‘the plan would have succeeded but for an important factor’

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be successful, turn out well, work, work out, go as planned, get results, be effective, be profitable
informal come off, pay off, pan out, do the trick
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fail, flop

3‘Rosebery had succeeded Gladstone as Prime Minister’

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replace, take the place of, take over from, come after, follow, supersede, supplant, displace, oust, remove, unseat, usurp
informal step into someone's shoes, fill someone's boots, fill someone's shoes
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precede

4‘he succeeded to his title in 1543’

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inherit, accede to, assume, take over, come into, acquire, attain, be elevated to
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renounce, abdicate

5‘their age of learning was succeeded by an age of superstition’

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follow, come after, follow after
take the place of, replace
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precede