Basic Details
Word: Succeeded
Part of Speech: Verb (past tense of succeed)
Meaning: Managed to do what one was trying to do. It can also mean came after someone in a post, as a new ruler follows an old one.
Synonyms: managed, triumphed, followed
Antonyms: failed
How to Spell Succeeded
Syllables: suc - ceed - ed
Tricky part: There are two double letters: cc and ee. Students usually lose one c (suceeded) or write the ceed part as cede.
Watch out for: suceeded, succeded, sucseeded, succeedded
Memory tip: Succeed, proceed and exceed are the only common words that end in ceed. Learn the three together, then just add ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: After three tries, Ammu succeeded in solving the Rubik's cube.
Example 2: Akbar succeeded his father Humayun as emperor in 1556.
Example 3: The farmers succeeded in saving most of the crop from the floods.
Fun Fact
Supersede is the only common English word that ends in sede; it is often misspelt as supercede for that reason.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
su_ce_ded
a) c, a
b) s, e
c) x, e
d) c, e
Show answer
d) c, e. Two c's at the front and two e's in ceed make the word.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. succeeded 2. aquired 3. recieved 4. proceded
a) managed to do what was aimed at
b) was given something
c) came to own something
d) went forward
Show answer
a) managed to do what was aimed at. Proceeded keeps the ee of proceed, received follows e before i after c, and acquired needs a c, so only succeeded is right.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'succeeded' as used in the sentence:
On her fourth attempt, Neha finally succeeded in climbing the gym rope to the top.
a) triumphed
b) prospered
c) managed
d) failed
Show answer
d) failed. Triumphed, managed and prospered all mean she did it; failed means she did not.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When a new ruler succeeded the old one, the new ruler ____.
a) refused to rule
b) defeated the old ruler in war
c) shared the throne equally
d) took the old ruler's place
Show answer
d) took the old ruler's place
2. Which of these words is spelt with ceed, like succeed?
a) precede
b) recede
c) concede
d) exceed
Show answer
d) exceed
