triumph

1. 1.

   a successful ending of a struggle or contest

   “a narrow victory”

   “the general always gets credit for his army's victory”

   “clinched a victory”

   “convincing victory”

   “the agreement was a triumph for common sense”

   Synonymsvictory

   Broaderendingsuccess

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2. 2.

   the exultation of victory

   Broaderexultation

Other forms of triumph

plural

triumphs·

past tense

triumphed·

present participle

triumphing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about triumph

What does triumph mean?

triumph means "prove superior". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in triumph?

triumph has 2 syllables: tri-umph. The stress falls on "tri". In IPA it is /ˈtɹaɪəmf/.

What is another word for triumph?

Close synonyms include prevail, wallow, rejoice, gloat, crow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is triumph a common word?

triumph is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.