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successful

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/
adjective
  1. Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect

    "a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

    Similar: fortunate, happy, prosperous

Synonymstithe, accomplished, effective, efficacious, fruitful, profitable
Antonymsfailed, unsuccessful

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