SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
triumph
verb / noun
To achieve a significant success or prevail over a difficulty or opponent.
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Achieve a victory
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Return to topTriumph implies a notable success over difficulty or opposition. Excel means perform exceptionally well and need not involve a contest.
Noun: notable success
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Return to topAs a noun, triumph is a notable success. Conquest emphasizes overcoming opposition, while breakthrough describes a development that removes a major barrier.
Noun: joy in success
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Return to topThis noun sense concerns the joy brought by success. Pride can concern one's qualities or associations even without a particular victory.
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In the final chapter, patient cooperation begins to triumph over rivalry.
The technicians hoped to triumph over a broken curtain mechanism before the audience arrived, testing a simpler arrangement that preserved the planned entrance.
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