Synonyms for

Victorious

Verb / vɪˈktɔ:ri:ʌs / Another word for victorious — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

having won a victory; triumphant

Synonyms & similar words

triumphant winning triumphant winning successful champion conquering vanquishing prevailing dominating supreme glorious jubilant thrilled elated ecstatic rejoicing cheering exultant triumphal victorious positive

Synonyms by register

Formal

triumphant successful winning conquering

Informal

aces on top killing it crushing it

Literary

champion empyreal undefeated

Antonyms

defeated losing vanquished unsuccessful subdued failed beaten

Common collocations

  • victorious army
  • victorious return
  • victorious campaign
  • victorious effort
  • victorious in battle
  • victorious over
  • victorious team

Word family

noun victory
verb victor
adverb victoriously

Usage note

Victorious is an adjective describing someone or something that has won a victory or succeeded. It is often used in contexts of competition, war, or achievement.

Example sentences

  1. After a long game, the team was victorious.
  2. The victorious hero was celebrated by the people.
  3. The victorious king returned to his castle.
  4. The victorious general led his army to victory.
  5. The victorious athlete stood on the podium with a gold medal.

Quotes

  • The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. - Gustave Flaubert
  • Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. - Winston Churchill

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