Successful
adjective
Accomplishing a desired aim or result.
She is a successful businesswoman.
Often appears as...
- successful strategy
- successful career
adjective
Having attained wealth or prosperity.
He became a successful entrepreneur.
Often appears as...
- successful businessman
- successful company
adjective
Having attained popularity, fame or acclaim.
She is a successful actor.
Often appears as...
- successful sportsman
- successful artist
adjective
Accomplishing a desired aim or result.
She is a successful businesswoman.
Often appears as...
- successful strategy
- successful career
adjective
Having attained wealth or prosperity.
He became a successful entrepreneur.
Often appears as...
- successful businessman
- successful company
adjective
Having attained popularity, fame or acclaim.
She is a successful actor.
Often appears as...
- successful sportsman
- successful artist
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Goal Achievement
Use 'successful' when someone achieves specific goals, especially after effort.
After years of research, they finally had a successful experiment.
Pro Tip 2/2Plan Realization
'Successful' often follows when a plan or strategy works out as intended.
The event was successful due to careful planning.
Pro Tip 1/2Goal Achievement
Use 'successful' when someone achieves specific goals, especially after effort.
After years of research, they finally had a successful experiment.
Pro Tip 2/2Plan Realization
'Successful' often follows when a plan or strategy works out as intended.
The event was successful due to careful planning.
Pro Tip 1/2Goal Achievement
Use 'successful' when someone achieves specific goals, especially after effort.
After years of research, they finally had a successful experiment.
Pro Tip 2/2Plan Realization
'Successful' often follows when a plan or strategy works out as intended.
The event was successful due to careful planning.
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Why are some people...
can more easily find a set of right-handed clubs, many of the important instruments that have shaped society were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world,
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Is there a disease that...
Regardless, toxoplasma has definitely benefited from humans to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents
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3 tips to boost your...
a challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow. Neuroscience supports the growth mindset. The connections in your brain do get stronger and grow with study and practice. It also turns out, on average, people who have a growth mindset are more successful,
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These Divers Search For...
very successful field school so we thank you very much for all that you will continue to do as advocates of the ocean and cultural heritage management I think it was a great year did some outstanding work with that said we're gonna
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Oviraptorid Defends Her...
It now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs. It's a behaviour that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds. But the fossils show something else.
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Why the buildings of the...
Now, how is it possible that these forms -- they're wild and radical -- how is it possible that they become so ubiquitous throughout the world? And it happened because media so successfully galvanized around them
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds
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Giving checkmate is...
Thank You Julie question you said that you had to develop your own aggressive style to be successful in a male-dominated sport like like chest tell us more about that style how is it
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Octopus Steals Crab from...
With the metal trap in the way, that's not too successful. But that huge brain helps the octopus to get creative and to think up a dramatically different strategy.
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The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking
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Why are some people...
can more easily find a set of right-handed clubs, many of the important instruments that have shaped society were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world,
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
Regardless, toxoplasma has definitely benefited from humans to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents
Video examples
3 tips to boost your...
a challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow. Neuroscience supports the growth mindset. The connections in your brain do get stronger and grow with study and practice. It also turns out, on average, people who have a growth mindset are more successful,
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
very successful field school so we thank you very much for all that you will continue to do as advocates of the ocean and cultural heritage management I think it was a great year did some outstanding work with that said we're gonna
Video examples
Oviraptorid Defends Her...
It now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs. It's a behaviour that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds. But the fossils show something else.
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
Now, how is it possible that these forms -- they're wild and radical -- how is it possible that they become so ubiquitous throughout the world? And it happened because media so successfully galvanized around them
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
Thank You Julie question you said that you had to develop your own aggressive style to be successful in a male-dominated sport like like chest tell us more about that style how is it
Video examples
Octopus Steals Crab from...
With the metal trap in the way, that's not too successful. But that huge brain helps the octopus to get creative and to think up a dramatically different strategy.
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking
Example 1 of 10
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but in their personal lives are a complete mess, because they haven't paid any attention to it, because they spent all of their time being successful.
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Future
American Musician
My three wishes are just be respected out the game. I want respect from everybody. And just make a successful clothing line and company. I'm not going to put a number on it. Just to have a great career.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.
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Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
Later on in life, I discovered that in order for me to be successful, I had to have a challenge. I can't do a nine to five job.
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Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I know there's more to life than making lots of money and being successful and even getting married and having a family.
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Roberto Carlos
Brazilian Footballer
Zidane is a leader in the dressing room. His personality is going to make him very successful.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
The successful men I admired all built their bodies.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but in their personal lives are a complete mess, because they haven't paid any attention to it, because they spent all of their time being successful.
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Future
American Musician
My three wishes are just be respected out the game. I want respect from everybody. And just make a successful clothing line and company. I'm not going to put a number on it. Just to have a great career.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.
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Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
Later on in life, I discovered that in order for me to be successful, I had to have a challenge. I can't do a nine to five job.
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Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I know there's more to life than making lots of money and being successful and even getting married and having a family.
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Roberto Carlos
Brazilian Footballer
Zidane is a leader in the dressing room. His personality is going to make him very successful.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
The successful men I admired all built their bodies.
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