Meaning & use
successful results
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Meaning
phraseplural
good or favorable outcomes that achieve what was wanted
Grammar: Used as a plural noun phrase; the adjective 'successful' comes before the noun 'results'.
Patterns
- achieve successful results
- produce successful results
- successful results in something
The new teaching method produced successful results in reading tests.
After months of trials, the team finally achieved successful results.
We need successful results, not just good intentions.
Common combinations
- achieve successful results
- The company achieved successful results in its first year.
- produce successful results
- This medicine has produced successful results in most patients.
- successful results in
- They saw successful results in the final exams.
- deliver successful results
- The manager promised to deliver successful results by June.
Synonyms and how they differ
- good results
- More informal and general; use it when you do not need to emphasize the achievement of a goal.
- positive outcomes
- More formal and often used in reports or academic writing; it focuses on the end result rather than the process.
- success
- A broader noun; 'successful results' is more specific and often used when talking about tests or experiments.
Opposites
Word family
- success noun
- the achieving of a desired aim or goal
- successful adjective
- achieving what was wanted or intended
- successfully adverb
- in a way that achieves the desired result
- succeed verb
- to achieve something that you have been trying to do
Commonly confused: successful results or successful result?
successful results vs successful result
The singular form is less common and often sounds odd; 'results' is usually plural when talking about outcomes of tests or efforts.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'successful results' correctly?
Choose one answer.
In English, adjectives like 'successful' come before the noun 'results'. Option 0 follows this order. Option 1 puts the adjective after the noun, which is not standard here. Option 2 uses the noun 'success' instead of the adjective 'successful'. Option 3 uses the adverb 'successfully' where an adjective is needed.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “successful results”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.