victory

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”

   Synonymstriumph

   Antonymsdefeat

   Broaderendingsuccess

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Other forms of victory

plural

victories·

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 victory

What does victory mean?

victory means "a successful ending of a struggle or contest".

How many syllables are in victory?

victory has 3 syllables: vic-to-ry. The stress falls on "vic". In IPA it is /ˈvɪktɚi/.

What is another word for victory?

Close synonyms include triumph. 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.

What is the opposite of victory?

The recorded antonyms are defeat.

Is victory a common word?

victory 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.