success (noun)

  • 101insuccess — “+ noun Etymology: in (I) + success : lack of success : failure …

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  • 102overachiever — noun Date: 1952 one who achieves success over and above the standard or expected level especially at an early age • overachieve intransitive verb • overachievement noun …

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  • 103rainmaker — noun Date: 1775 1. a person who produces or attempts to produce rain by artificial means 2. a person (as a partner in a law firm) who brings in new business; also a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success • rainmaking noun …

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  • 104triumphalism — noun Date: 1964 an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority: as a. the attitude that one religious creed is superior to all others b. smug or boastful pride in the success or dominance of one s nation or ideology over others • triumphalist… …

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  • 105achievement — noun 1 thing done successfully ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, considerable (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fine, great, important, impressive, major, monumental, no me …

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  • 106box office — noun BOX OFFICE + NOUN ▪ draw, hit, smash, success ▪ failure, flop ▪ gross (AmE), numbers, receipts …

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  • 107celebrity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international, local, national ▪ big, famous, major, well known ▪ A list, B list …

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  • 108expense — noun 1 cost/money spent on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast ▪ added, additional, extra …

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  • 109fruit — noun 1 part of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ overripe, ripe, unripe ▪ rotten ▪ candied, dried …

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  • 110glory — noun 1 fame/honour ADJECTIVE ▪ personal ▪ They are driven by a craving for personal glory. ▪ reflected ▪ She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter s success. ▪ gr …

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