VICTORY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

victory

noun

ˈvik-t(ə-)rē

as in win

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent with great effort, our team managed an upset victory in the final moments a victory that won them a spot in the championship round

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Recent Examples of victory Forty-five years after Wong Kim Ark’s victory, the justices were pushed – after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor – to overturn that ruling and revoke citizenship for Japanese Americans born in the United States. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 Rey shined in the state final four, hitting Pensacola Catholic with a hat trick in a 5-0 state semifinal victory, and then scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons in the 3A state championship game. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 Democrats are likely reluctant to hand Republicans any legislative victories ahead of those votes. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 If the Heat can begin winning more of the non-Adebayo minutes, more victories will follow. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for victory

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The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
With Wednesday’s win in Miami, the Celtics have now won 17 of their least 20 games against the Heat (including the 2024 first-round playoff series between the two teams that Boston won 4-1).

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026