- victory
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, famous, glorious, great, historic, huge, impressive, major, notable, outstanding (esp. BrE), remarkable, sensational, significant, superb (esp. BrE), tremendous▪ clear, clear-cut, comfortable, convincing, crushing, easy, emphatic (esp. BrE), handsome (BrE), landslide, overwhelming, resounding, sweeping▪
His party won a landslide victory in the elections.
▪ complete, comprehensive (esp. BrE), outright, total▪ conclusive, decisive▪The army won the decisive victory that changed the course of the war.
▪ bloodless▪This series of bloodless victories won him widespread domestic support.
▪ partial▪ small▪He saw it as a small victory over the increasingly repressive policies.
▪ narrow▪ dramatic, thrilling▪ shock (BrE), stunning, surprise, unexpected, upset (AmE)▪He surprised the nation with an upset victory over the incumbent leader.
▪ crucial, important, vital (BrE)▪ hard-fought▪ deserved, well-deserved▪ first-round, second-round, etc. (sports)▪ final-round, play-off, semi-final, etc. (sports)▪ back-to-back, consecutive, straight▪Of their nine consecutive victories, five have been at home.
▪ hollow, Pyrrhic▪ symbolic▪ electoral, legislative (AmE), military, moral, political, tactical▪ election, re-electionVERB + VICTORY▪ achieve, capture, clinch, notch up (esp. BrE), post, pull off, record, score, secure, snatch, win▪The Hungarians pulled off a surprise victory against the Italian champions.
▪ eke out (esp. AmE)▪Bush barely eked out a victory in 2000.
▪ assure, ensure▪They would do anything to ensure victory for themselves.
▪ seal▪A goal in the final seconds of the game sealed their victory.
▪ taste▪The team has tasted victory for the first time this season.
▪ end in▪ romp to (BrE), storm to, sweep to▪The party swept to victory in the 2008 election.
▪ hail sth as▪ hail▪Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward.
▪ celebrate▪ enjoy, savour/savor▪ claim▪The outcome left both sides claiming victory.
▪ announce, declare, proclaim▪ gain sb, give sb, hand sb▪ deny sb▪The Dutch champions were denied victory in a tough 2–2 draw at Porto.
▪ bring, deliver, produce▪Any mistake by the Democrats could deliver a Republican victory.
▪ seekVICTORY + NOUN▪ celebration, parade, party▪ speech▪ dance, salute, sign▪She made a victory sign with her two fingers.
▪ lap▪The winners took a victory lap after the race.
▪ margin▪a 98 000-vote victory margin
PREPOSITION▪ victory against▪a victory against racism
▪ victory for▪The case was hailed as a victory for the common man.
▪ victory over▪their resounding victory over India
PHRASES▪ snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
