victory

UK: /ˈvɪktəri/ US: /ˈvɪktəri, ˈvɪktri/ ,(vik′tə rē, vik′trē)

Inflections of 'victory' (n): npl: victories

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vic•to•ry /ˈvɪktəri, ˈvɪktri/   n., pl. -ries. 

1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war:
   [uncountable] a day of victory.
   [countable] a string of victories.
2. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, competitor, opposition, difficulty, etc.:
   [countable] gained a moral victory.
   [uncountable] celebrating victory.

vic•to•ri•ous /vɪkˈtɔriəs/  adj. See -vict-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vic•to•ry  (vik′tə rē, vik′trē), n., pl. -ries. 

1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
2. an engagement ending in such triumph:
   American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
3. the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:
   The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
4. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.:
   a moral victory.
5. Mythology (cap.) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.

• Latin victōria, equivalent. to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y³
• Middle English victorie 1275–1325

vic′to•ry•less, adj. 
Synonyms

• 3. Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle.
  Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind:
  victory in battle; a football victory.
  Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered:
  a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru.
  Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory:
  the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.

Antonyms

• 1. –3. defeat.

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victory / ˈvɪktərɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. final and complete superiority in a war
2. a successful military engagement
3. a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
4. the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French victorie, from Latin victōria, from vincere to subdue

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Victory / ˈvɪktərɪ/ noun

1. another name (in English) for Victoria3
2. another name (in English) for Nike