Synonyms and antonyms of To succeed in doing something in British Thesaurus

succeed (verb)

to achieve something that you planned to do or attempted to do

manage (verb)

to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of effort or skill

pull off ()

to succeed in doing something that is difficult

bring off ()

to succeed in doing something difficult

accomplish (verb)

to succeed in doing something, especially something that you have been trying to do for a period of time

triumph (verb)

to win a great victory, or to have a great success

achieve (verb)

to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort

attain (verb)

formal to succeed in achieving something, especially after a lot of effort

be able to do something ()

to succeed in doing something on a particular occasion

make it ()

to succeed in a particular activity

arrive (verb)

informal to achieve an aim, especially after a lot of effort

beat (verb)

to succeed despite a difficult situation

(be) the tops ()

to be the best or the most successful

break into ()

to start to have success in your career or an area of activity

buck the trend/system ()

to succeed in doing something, even though there is a general tendency for this not to happen

chalk something up ()

to score points, or to achieve success in a game

come together ()

to start to be good or effective because different parts are combining well

come up/turn up trumps ()

to do what is necessary to succeed, especially when success did not seem likely

contrive (verb)

formal to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult

cruise (verb)

mainly journalism to achieve success easily in a race, game, or competition

do something by the skin of your teeth ()

to succeed in doing something but almost fail

do yourself justice ()

to show your ability by doing something as well as you can

get (something) off the ground ()

if you get a project off the ground, you start it and make it successful. You can also say that a project gets off the ground

hit/miss the mark ()

to achieve/not achieve the result that you intended

hit/score a bull’s-eye ()

to achieve exactly what you intended

lose the battle but win the war ()

to not achieve a minor victory but at the same time succeed in achieving something much more important

make (verb)

to cause something to be successful

make (verb)

to succeed in achieving something by reaching the necessary level or standard

make a go of something ()

to do something successfully

make a success of something ()

to make something be successful

make the grade ()

to succeed in doing something because you are good enough

manage (verb)

to succeed in doing something that you do not really want to do

mop up (American)

American to win, or succeed in doing something

muddle through ()

to succeed in doing something despite having no clear plan, method, or suitable equipment

nail (verb)

mainly Americaninformal to do something in a perfect way, especially in sport

scrape through ()

to succeed in doing something, but not in a very impressive way

sew up (informal)

informal to achieve something by dealing successfully with it, or by making certain that you are going to win

squeak (verb)

to only just be successful or accepted

swing it ()

to succeed in achieving the result that you want, especially by persuading someone to let you do something that they do not usually let people do

turn around ()

to stop being unsuccessful and to start being successful, or to make something do this

unify (verb)

to make things work well together

walk (verb)

informal to easily succeed at something

waltz (verb)

to succeed at something or to achieve something very easily

win (verb)

to succeed in getting something that you want because of hard work or ability