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Used with adjectives:
"
The product was a huge success in the Asian market."
(huge, enormous, great, amazing, astonishing, overwhelming, surprising)
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Our plan had only limited success."
(limited, moderate, modest, partial, short-term)
"
The movie was an instant success."
(instant, unexpected, immediate)
"
Their ultimate success will be determined by the latest project."
(ultimate, eventual)
"
We were surprised by the overall success of the product."
(overall, continued, continuing, long-term, early, initial, recent, worldwide, international)
"
He is always trying to achieve financial success."
(financial, academic, political)
Used with verbs:
"
She had little success in selling her ideas."
(had, achieved)
"
Let's celebrate our success."
(celebrate, enjoy)
"
We can't guarantee immediate success."
(guarantee, assure, ensure, promise, predict)
"
He is hoping that all the changes will end in success."
(end in, lead to, result in, bring)
"
How do you measure success?"
(measure, determine, assess, evaluate, gauge, judge)
"
He owes his success to his father."
(owes, attributes)
"
Success came easily to him."
(came)
Used with nouns:
"
I enjoy reading about success stories."
(stories)
"
The surgery has a success rate of just 20%."
(rate)
Used with prepositions:
"
What is the secret of his success?"
(of)
"
I've had some success in stock trading."
(in)
"
She tried to find him without much success."
(without)
"
He's been using the machine with great success."
(with)
