triumph

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of TRIUMPH

a successful result brought about by hard work <getting into Harvard is quite a triumph>

Synonyms achievement, acquirement, attainment, baby, coup, success, triumph

Related Words blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner; conquest, gain, victory, win; skill; deed, feat, performance; arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization

Near Antonyms botch, cock-up [British], mess, muddle, shambles; bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout; disappointment, letdown, loss, setback

Antonyms nonachievement

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent <our stunning triumph on the field won us the title of regional champs>

Synonyms palm, triumph, win

Near Antonyms upset; collapse, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, failure, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, washout; decline, slip, slump, wane; lurch, setback

Antonyms beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, overthrow, rout, shellacking, trimming, whipping

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