victorious
adjective/vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
/vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
- having won a victory; that ends in victory synonym successful, triumphant
- the victorious army/team
- victorious in something He emerged victorious in the elections.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- Against all the odds, Frederick was ultimately victorious.
- Osborne emerged victorious after the second round of voting.
- The Reds were victorious over the Whites.
- The socialists were victorious in the election.
- Canada was victorious over Australia at the start of the World Championships.
- He had taken part in the victorious campaigns of the Franco-Prussian war.
- He made a victorious return to the sport on Sunday.
- The victorious army entered the city.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- come out
- emerge
- …
- eventually
- ultimately
- in
- over
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French victorious, from Latin victoriosus, from victoria, from vincere ‘conquer’.Definitions on the go
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