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Common collocations with successful in American Collocation

successful adjective

US /səkˈsesfəl/

very

enormously
extremely
highly
hugely
immensely
incredibly
massively
outstandingly
phenomenally
really
remarkably
spectacularly
tremendously
truly
very
wildly

The event was hugely successful and positively received by the industry.

rather

fairly
moderately
pretty
quite
reasonably
relatively

We believe that the current system has been quite successful in achieving this aim.

completely

completely
totally
wholly

The treatment was completely successful and he will not need an operation.

in most ways

broadly
generally
largely
mostly

Mayor Bloomberg has been largely successful in winning the argument that passive smoking is dangerous for workers.

in some ways but not in others

not completely
not entirely
partially
partly

Some of these strategies were not entirely successful.

in a particular way

academically
commercially
economically
financially

All the shows were commercially successful.

at the end of something

eventually
ultimately

Nuffield waged a robust and ultimately successful lobbying campaign.

be successful

prove

Their campaign to bring Broadband to the village has proved successful.

to be judged as being successful

be considered
be deemed
be judged

The experiment was deemed successful.

ambitious
enjoyable
popular
profitable
respected
rewarding
unsuccessful

I would like to thank Bob and his team for organizing a very successful and enjoyable show.

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