Advertisement
Advertisement
victory
[ vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ]
noun
- a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
Antonyms:
- an engagement ending in such triumph:
American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
Antonyms:
- the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:
The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
Antonyms:
- a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.:
a moral victory.
- (initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
victory
1/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- final and complete superiority in a war
- a successful military engagement
- a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
- the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed
Victory
2/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- another name (in English) for Victoria 3
- another name (in English) for Nike
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·· adjective
- ԴDz·t· noun plural nonvictories
- p·t· noun plural supervictories
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of victory1
Idioms and Phrases
see pyrrhic victory .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Later, as the Broncos’ general manager and executive vice president of football operations, Elway helped the team make two more Super Bowl appearances, including a victory following the 2015 season.
The Bloc Québécois had 35 seats going into Monday's vote, taking into consideration the impact of boundary changes on 2021 results - calculated by Elections Canada - and last year's victory in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by-election.
His suspension for picking up a cheap yellow card in the victory over Real Madrid in the Bernabeu meant Arteta had to rejig his midfield.
The Oilers, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, can end the Kings’ season for a fourth straight season with another victory.
After the 1975 victory around two million southern Vietnamese fled the country.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse