Collocations for "success"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "success" in context.
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success
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- an [instant, immediate, eventual] success
- a [resounding, surprise, total, complete, big, great] success
- a [worldwide, national, regional] success
- a success [on Broadway, in the West End]
- the [show, movie, book, meal, party] was a success
- the [company, business, start-up] had a [great deal, lot] of success
- success is [vital, essential, important, not everything]
- success is [vital] in [growth, development, childhood]
- success is [vital] [for, to] her [confidence, morale, future]
- wish you [every, nothing but] success
- wish you [every] success in [the future, your life, your exams]
- [achieved, gained] success
- was a success [in business, on the radio]
- it will result in (either) success or [failure, flop, disaster]
- the [path, road, way, steps] to success
- the [seven, ten] steps to success
- [tips, recommendations, advice] for success
- a success among [critics, viewers, diners, readers]
- a success to [match, reward, reflect] his efforts
- a success [rate, story, factor]
'success' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
academic
- achieve
- assurance
- assured
- astonishing
- attain
- attest
- attribute
- benchmark
- bent
- bet
- bitter
- blueprint
- bumpy
- chance
- charge
- chart
- coaching
- commercial
- complete
- compliment
- confident
- considerable
- critical
- crucial
- declare
- defeat
- degree
- depend
- depict
- detrimental
- diminish
- door
- dress
- drink
- drunk
- dubious
- eager
- edge
- element
- enable
- enormous
- ensure
- envy
- essential
- eventual
- every
- evidence
- extremely
- faint