Classes Voluntary Powers Number
Number
Nouns
completion, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment
performance, execution
despatch, dispatch
consummation, culmination
finish, conclusion
close etc. (end) End
terminus etc. (arrival) [Terminal motion at.] Arrival
winding up
finale, denouement, catastrophe, issue, upshot, result
final touch, last touch, crowning touch, finishing touch, finishing stroke
last finish, coup de grace
crowning of the edifice
coping-stone, keystone
missing link etc. Incompleteness
superstructure, work done
finality
completeness etc. Completeness .
Verbs
effect, effectuate
accomplish, achieve, compass, consummate, hammer out
bring to maturity, bring to perfection
perfect, complete
elaborate. do, execute, make
go through, get through
work out, enact
bring about, bring to bear, bring to pass, bring through, bring to a head. despatch, dispatch
knock off, finish off, polish off
make short work of
dispose of, set at rest
perform, discharge, fulfill, realize
put in practice, put in force
carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution
make good
be as good as one's word. do thoroughly, not do by halves, go the whole hog
drive home
be in at the death etc. (persevere) Resolution .Existence
carry through, play out, exhaust
fill the bill [U.S.] . finish, bring to a close etc. (end) End
wind up, stamp, clinch, seal, set the seal on, put the seal
give the final touch etc. n.. to
put the last, put the finishing hand to, put the finishing touches on
crown, crown all
cap. ripen, culminate
come to a head, come to a crisis
come to its end
die a natural death, die of old age
run its course, run one's race
touch the goal, reach the goal, attain the goal
reach etc. (arrive) [Terminal motion at.] Arrival
get in the harvest.
Adjectives
completing, final
concluding, conclusive
crowning etc. v.
exhaustive. done, completed etc. v.
done for, sped, wrought out
highly wrought etc. (preparation) Preparation
thorough etc. Completeness
ripe etc. (ready) Preparation .
Adverbs
completely etc. (thoroughly) Completeness
to crown all, out of hand.
Phrases
the race is run
it is all over
the game is played out, the bubble has burst
Adjectives
not completed etc. v.
incomplete etc. Incompleteness
uncompleted, unfinished, unaccomplished, unperformed, unexecuted
sketchy, addle. in progress, in hand
ongoing, going on, proceeding
on one's hands
on the anvil
in the fire, in the oven. parboiled, half-baked.
Nouns
success, successfulness
speed
advance etc. (progress) [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression
hit, stroke, score
lucky hit, fortunate hit, good hit, good stroke
direct hit, bull's eye
goal, point, touchdown
home run, homer, hole-in-one, grand slam
killing [make money] , windfall bold stroke, master stroke
ten strike [U.S.]
checkmate
half the battle, prize
profit etc. (acquisition) Acquisition . continued success
good fortune etc. (prosperity) Prosperity
time well spent. advantage over
upper hand, whip hand
ascendancy, mastery
expugnation, conquest, victory, subdual
subjugation etc. (subjection) Subjection . triumph etc. (exultation) Boasting
proficiency etc. (skill) Skill . conqueror, victor, winner
master of the situation, master of the position, top of the heap, king of the hill
achiever, success, success story.
Verbs
succeed
be successful etc. adj.
gain one's end, gain one's ends
crown with success. gain a point, attain a point, carry a point, secure a point, win a point, win an object
get there [U.S.]
manage to, contrive to
accomplish etc. (effect) (complete) Completion
do wonders, work wonders
make a go of it. come off well, come off successful, come off with flying colors
make short work of
take by storm, carry by storm
bear away the bell
win one's wings, win one's spurs, win the battle
win the day, carry the day, gain the day, gain the prize, gain the palm
have the best of it, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's owns hands, have the ball at one's feet, have one on the hop
walk over the course
carry all before one, remain in possession of the field
score a success. speed
make progress etc. (advance) [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression
win one's way, make one's way, work one's way, find one's way
strive to some purpose
prosper etc. Prosperity
drive a roaring trade
make profit etc. (acquire) Acquisition
reap the fruits, gather the fruits, reap the benefit of, reap the harvest
strike oil [U.S.] , gain a windfall
make one's fortune, get in the harvest, turn to good account
turn to account etc. (use) Use . triumph, be triumphant
gain a victory, obtain a victory, gain an advantage
chain victory to one's car
nail a coonskin to the wall. surmount a difficulty, overcome a difficulty, get over a difficulty, get over an obstacle etc. Hindrance
make head against
stem the torrent, stem the tide, stem the current
weather the storm, weather a point
turn a corner, keep one's head above water, tide over
master
get the better of, have the better of, gain the better of, gain the best of, gain the upper hand, gain the ascendancy, gain the whip hand, gain the start of
distance
surpass etc. (superiority) [Supremacy.] Superiority
euchre
overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach
outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote
take the wind out of one's adversary's sails
beat, beat hollow
rout, lick, drub, floor, worst
put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put out of court. silence, quell, nonsuit, checkmate, upset, confound, nonplus, stalemate, trump
baffle etc. (hinder) Hindrance
circumvent, elude
trip up, trip up the heels of
drive into a corner, drive to the wall
run hard, put one's nose out of joint. settle, do for
break the neck of, break the back of
capsize, sink, shipwreck, drown, swamp
subdue
subjugate etc. (subject) Subjection
reduce
make the enemy bite the dust
victimize, roll in the dust, trample under foot, put an extinguisher upon. answer, answer the purpose
avail, prevail, take effect, do, turn out well, work well, take, tell, bear fruit
hit it, hit the mark, hit the right nail on the head
nick it
turn up trumps, make a hit
find one's account in.
Adjectives
succeeding etc. v.
successful
prosperous etc. Prosperity
triumphant
flushed with success, crowned with success
victorious, on top
set up
in the ascendant
unbeaten etc. (beat) etc. v.
well-spent
felicitous, effective, in full swing.
Adverbs
successfully etc. adj.
well flying colors, in triumph, swimmingly
beyond all hope
to some purpose, to good purpose
to one's heart's content.
Phrases
the day being one's own, one's star in the ascendant
love conquers all
peace hath her victories no less renowned than peace hath her victories no less renowned than war" [Milton]
the race by vigor not by vaunts is won" [Pope]
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet" [Mark Twain] .
Nouns
failure
nonsuccess, nonfulfillment
dead failure, successlessness
abortion, miscarriage
labor in vain etc. (inutility) Inutility
no go
inefficacy
inefficaciousness etc. adj.
vain attempt, ineffectual attempt, abortive attempt, abortive efforts
flash in the pan, lame and impotent conclusion" [Othello]
frustration
slip 'twixt cup and lip etc. (disappointment) [Failure of expectation.] Disappointmentetc. (mistake) Error
fault, omission, miss, oversight, slip, trip, stumble, claudication, footfall
false step, wrong step
titubation, lurch
botchery etc. (want of skill) Unskillfulness
scrape, mess, fiasco, breakdown
flunk [U.S.] . mishap etc. (misfortune) Adversity
split, collapse, smash, blow, explosion. repulse, rebuff, defeat, rout, overthrow, discomfiture
beating, drubbing
quietus, nonsuit, subjugation
checkmate, stalemate, fool's mate. fall, downfall, ruin, perdition
wreck etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
deathblow
bankruptcy etc. (nonpayment) Nonpayment . losing game, affaire flamb_ee. victim
bankrupt
flunker, flunky [U.S.] .
Verbs
fail
be unsuccessful etc. adj.
not succeed etc. Success
make vain efforts etc. n.
do in vain, labor in vain, toil in vain
flunk [U.S.]
lose one's labor, take nothing by one's motion
bring to naught, make nothing of
wash a blackamoor white etc. (impossible) Impossibility
roll the stones of Sisyphus etc. (useless) Inutility
do by halves etc. (not complete) Noncompletion
lose ground etc. (recede) [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression
fall short of etc. [motion short of] Shortcoming
slip, trip, stumble
make a slip etc. n.. blunder etc. Error , make a mess of, make a botch of
bitch it, miscarry, abort, go up like a rocket and come down like the stick, come down in flames, get shot down, reckon without one's host
get the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong sow by the ear etc. (blunder) , )mismanage) Unskillfulness . limp, halt, hobble, titubate
fall, tumble
lose one's balance
fall to the ground, fall between two stools
flounder, falter, stick in the mud, run aground, split upon a rock
beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash one's head against a stone wall
break one's back
break down, sink, drown, founder, have the ground cut from under one
get into trouble, get into a mess, get into a scrape
come to grief etc. (adversity) Adversity
go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot
lick the dust, bite the dust
be defeated etc. Success
have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose
fall a prey to
succumb etc. (submit) Submission
not have a leg to stand on. come to nothing, end in smoke
flat out
fall to the ground, fall through, fall dead, fall stillborn, fall flat
slip through one's fingers
hang fire, miss fire
flash in the pan, collapse
topple down etc. (descent) [Motion upwards] Ascent
go to wrack and ruin etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
go on ill, come off ill, turn out ill, work ill
take a wrong term, take an ugly term
take an ugly turn, take a turn for the worse. be all over with, be all up with
explode
dash one's hopes etc. (disappoint) [Failure of expectation.] Disappointment
defeat the purpose
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind, jump out of the frying pan into the fire, go from the frying pan into the fire.
Adjectives
unsuccessful, successless
failing, tripping etc. v.
at fault
unfortunate etc. Adversity . abortive, addle, stillborn
fruitless, bootless
ineffectual, ineffective, inconsequential, trifling, nugatory
inefficient etc. (impotent) Impotence
insufficient etc. Insufficiency
unavailing etc. (useless) Inutility
of no effect. aground, grounded, swamped, stranded, cast away, wrecked, foundered, capsized, shipwrecked, nonsuited
foiled
defeated etc. Success
struck down, borne down, broken down
downtrodden
overborne, overwhelmed
all up with
ploughed, plowed, plucked. lost, undone, ruined, broken
bankrupt etc. (not paying) Nonpayment
played out
done up, done for
dead beat, ruined root and branch, flambe, knocked on the head
destroyed etc. [Nonproduction.] Destruction
thrown off one's balance, thrown on one's back, thrown on one's beam ends
unhorsed, in a sorry plight
hard hit. stultified, befooled, dished, hoist on one's own petard
victimized, sacrificed. wide of the mark etc. (error) Error
out of one's reckoning etc. (inexpectation) Inexpectation
left in the lurch
thrown away etc. (wasted) Waste
unattained
uncompleted etc. Noncompletion .
Adverbs
unsuccessfully etc. adj.
to little or no purpose, in vain
Phrases
the bubble has burst, the jig is up, " the game is up" [Cymbeline]
all is lost
the devil to pay
Nouns
trophy
medal, prize, palm, award
laurel, laurels
bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown
insignia etc. Indication
feather in one's cap etc. (honor) Repute
decoration etc. Title
garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross. triumph etc. (celebration) Celebration
flying colors etc. (show) Ostentation . monumentum aere perennius [Horace] .
Nouns
prosperity, welfare, well-being
affluence etc. (wealth) Wealth
success etc. Success
thrift, roaring trade
good fortune, smiles of fortune
blessings, godsend. luck
good luck, run of luck
sunshine
fair weather, fair wind
palmy days, bright days, halcyon days
piping times, tide, flood, Saturnian age
golden time, golden age
bed of roses, fat city [Coll.]
fat of the land, milk and honey, loaves and fishes. made man, lucky dog, spoiled child of fortune. upstart, parvenu, skipjack, mushroom.
Verbs
prosper, thrive, flourish
be prosperous etc. adj.
drive a roaring trade, do a booming business
go on well, go on smoothly, go on swimmingly
sail before the wind, swim with the tide
run smooth, run smoothly, run on all fours. rise in the world, get on in the world
work one's way, make one's way
look up
lift one's head, raise one's head, make one's fortune, feather one's nest, make one's pile. flower, blow, blossom, bloom, fructify, bear fruit, fatten. keep oneself afloat
keep one's head above water, hold one's head above water
land on one's feet, light on one's feet, light on one's legs, fall on one's legs, fall on one's feet
drop into a good thing
bear a charmed life
bask in the sunshine
have a good time of it, have a fine time of it
have a run of luck
have the good fortune etc. n.. to
take a favorable turn
live on the fat of the land, live off the fat of the land, live in clover.
Adjectives
prosperous
thriving etc. v.
in a fair way, buoyant
well off, well to do, well to do in the world
set up, at one's ease
rich etc. Wealth
in good case
in full, in high feather
fortunate, lucky, in luck
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star
on the sunny side of the hedge. auspicious, propitious, providential. palmy, halcyon
agreeable etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
Adverbs
prosperously etc. adj.
swimmingly
as good luck would have it
beyond all hope.
Phrases
one's star in the ascendant, all for the best
good luck go with thee" [Henry V]
Nouns
adversity, evil etc. Evil
failure etc. Failure
bad luck, ill luck, evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, hard lot
frowns of fortune
evil dispensation, evil star, evil genius
vicissitudes of life, ups and downs of life, broken fortunes
hard case, hard lines, hard life
sea of troubles
peck of troubles
hell upon earth
slough of despond. trouble, hardship, curse, blight, blast, load, pressure. pressure of the times, iron age, evil day, time out of joint
hard times, bad times, sad times
rainy day, cloud, dark cloud, gathering clouds, ill wind
visitation, infliction
affliction etc. (painfulness) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
bitter pill
care, trial
the sport of fortune. mishap, mischance, misadventure, misfortune
disaster, calamity, catastrophe
accident, casualty, cross, reverse, check, contretemps, rub
backset, comedown, setback [U.S.] . losing game
falling etc. v.
fall, downfall
ruination, ruinousness
undoing
extremity
ruin etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
Verbs
be ill off etc. adj.
go hard with
fall on evil, fall on evil days
go on ill
not prosper etc. Prosperity . go downhill, go to rack and ruin etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
fall, fall from one's high estate
decay, sink, decline, go down in the world
have seen better days
bring down one's gray hairs with sorrow to the bring down one's gray hairs with sorrow to the grave
come to grief
be all over, be up with
bring a wasp's nest about one's ears, bring a hornet's nest about one's ears.
Adjectives
unfortunate, unblest, unhappy, unlucky
improsperous, unprosperous
hoodooed [U.S.]
luckless, hapless
out of luck
in trouble, in a bad way, in an evil plight
under a cloud
clouded
ill off, badly off
in adverse circumstances
poor etc. Poverty
behindhand, down in the world, decayed, undone
on the road to ruin, on its last legs, on the wane
in one's utmost need. planet-struck, devoted
born under an evil star, born with a wooden ladle in one's mouth
ill-fated, ill-starred, ill-omened. adverse, untoward
disastrous, calamitous, ruinous, dire, deplorable.
Nouns
moderate circumstances, average circumstances
respectability
middle classes
mediocrity
golden mean etc. (mid-course) Mid-course , (moderation) Moderation .
Verbs
jog on
go fairly, go quietly, go peaceably, go tolerably, go respectably, get on fairly, get on quietly, get on peaceably, get on tolerably, get on respectably.