successful
/səkˈsɛs.fəl/
adjective
Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
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Adjective 1 meaning
Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
“a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From success + -ful.
Similar and opposite words
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Opposite
unsuccessfulfailed
SUCCESSFUL at a glance
SUCCESSFUL has 10 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + C 3 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + F 4 + U 1 + L 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,199 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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