succeeded

[ suhk-see-did ]

adjective

1. having followed or replaced another by descent, election, appointment, etc.:

   After his father had been executed, discussions took place between the newly succeeded king and representatives from Scotland.

2. having turned out as planned, desired, or hoped; successful:

   The project, combining breakdancing and Bach, is a perfectly succeeded blend of high culture with street art.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of succeed.

Other Words From

• un·suc·ceed·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of succeeded¹

First recorded in 1890–95; succeed ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; succeed ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

In a book published earlier this year that seems to have been designed to raise her national profile and sort of succeeded, she claimed to have shot a 14-month-old dog in a gravel pit because he wouldn’t behave, as well as to have stared down North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting that, it would later emerge, never took place, because she made it up.

From Slate

Throughout his campaign, Cox told me, Zuckerman had downplayed his anti-immigration views, and he had succeeded in quieting his opponents.

From Salon

He worked his way up to the No. 3 position by 2012, and succeeded a term-limited Cornyn as the Republican whip in 2019.

From Slate

Mr Bailey told the jury the CPR had never succeeded because "by the time Mr Sidpara had called 999, she was already cold and stiff and her jaw locked shut".

From BBC

In his first two years, when the Democrats had control of the House and the Senate, Biden enjoyed succeeded in passing the American Rescue plan, the Investment and Jobs Act and the Chips and Science Act.

From BBC