trophy-winning

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Having won one or more trophies or major prizes, especially in sport.

   Grammar: Comes before a noun: a trophy-winning team. It is not usually used after a verb.

   Patterns

   • a trophy-winning team
   • a trophy-winning coach
   • a trophy-winning season

   The club hired a trophy-winning manager to turn the season around.

   She joined a trophy-winning side and won the league in her first year.

   After a trophy-winning season, the players were given a parade.

2. 2adjectivebefore a noun

   Describing a performance, goal, or moment that wins a trophy or decides a competition.

   Grammar: Used before nouns like goal, moment, or performance to show it led to a prize.

   Patterns

   • a trophy-winning goal
   • a trophy-winning performance

   His trophy-winning goal in the final is still talked about.

   The team gave a trophy-winning performance under pressure.

Common combinations

trophy-winning team

The trophy-winning team returned home to a huge crowd.

trophy-winning manager

They appointed a trophy-winning manager with years of experience.

trophy-winning season

It was a trophy-winning season for the small club.

trophy-winning goal

He scored the trophy-winning goal in extra time.

Synonyms and how they differ

championship-winning

Use it when the prize is specifically a championship, not any trophy.

prize-winning

This is wider and is used for competitions, art, and writing as well as sport.

successful

This is more general and means doing well, not necessarily winning a trophy.

Opposites

Word family

trophy noun

A prize, often a cup or statue, given to a winner.

win verb

To be first or best in a game or competition.

winner noun

A person or team that wins.

Commonly confused: trophy-winning or trophy wife?

Practice

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