Triumph

English

Noun

Triumph (plural Triumphs)

1. A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.

   the triumph of knowledge

2. A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
3. (obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
4. A state of joy or exultation at success.
5. (obsolete) A trump card.
6. A card game, also called trump.

Verb

Triumph (third-person singular simple present Triumphs, present participle Triumphing, simple past and past participle Triumphed)

1. To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
2. To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.

Adjectives for Triumph

unworthy; pitiless; crowning; consummate; delusive; melancholy; fiendish; hideous; intoxicating; rare; dawning; gay; paltry; splendid; rhetorical; superficial; turbulent; forensic; ill-concealed; temporary; bitter; assured; absent; unsought; demiurgic; vindictive; final; social; unapproachable; intimate; inimitable; chuckling; strategic; recent; brilliant; nameless; unspeakable; perpetual; wearisome; secure; permanent; malicious; veritable; ultimate; dramatic; awful; debonair; personal; scornful; delirious; ultimate; unmistakable; conscious; passionate; unbroken; remorseless; diplomatic; ceremonial; marvelous; magnificent; peaceful; glorious; melodious; laboring; slight; shameful; contemptible; veritable; bacchanal; temporary.

Verbs for Triumph

acclaim—; attend with—; belittle—; blaze into—; boast—; commemorate—; concede —; congratulate one on—; dilute—; emerge in—; exult in—; foreshadow—; frustrate—; gain—; hail—; mar—; presage—; record —; rejoice in—; return in—; signalize—; sing of—; spur to—; thwart—; witness—; —elates; —emancipates; —flushes; —vanquishes.

Adverbs for Triumph

markedly; notably; supremely; gloriously; pitilessly; consummately; intoxicatingly; rhetorically; forensically; politically; strategically; ultimately; diplomatically; veritably.

Thesaurus

Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplishment, achievement, anniversaries, ascendancy, attainment, be victorious, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beat the game, beat the system, best, best seller, big hit, break the record, brilliant success, carry the day, celebrating, celebration, ceremony, championship, clobber, come through, come up fighting, come up smiling, commemoration, conquer, conquest, coup, crow, crow over, crowing, defeat, delight, destroy, do in, dominate, dressing ship, drub, easy victory, elation, exhilaration, exult, exultation, exulting, fad, fanfare, fanfaronade, festivity, fix, flourish of trumpets, gain, gas, gasser, gloat, gloat over, gloating, glory, grand slam, great success, happiness, hide, hit, holiday, hoopla, hors de combat, joy, jubilance, jubilate, jubilation, jubilee, killing, knockout, lambaste, landslide, landslide victory, lather, lick, live through, marking the occasion, master, mastery, memorialization, memory, merriment, meteoric success, momentary success, moral victory, observance, outclass, outdo, outfight, outgeneral, outmaneuver, outpoint, outrun, outsail, outshine, ovation, overcome, overwhelm, persevere, picnic, prevail, prevail over, prosper, pushover, put, rapture, raucous happiness, rejoicing, religious rites, remembrance, resounding triumph, revel, reveling, riot, rise above, rite, ritual observance, roaring success, rout, ruin, runaway victory, salute, salvo, sensation, settle, show of joy, skin, skin alive, smash, smash hit, solemn observance, solemnization, subdual, subdue, subduing, succeed, success, surmount, take the cake, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, thrash, thrive, toast, total victory, tribute, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, vanquish, vanquishing, vanquishment, victory, walkaway, walkover, weather out, weather the storm, whip, whoopee, win, win out, win through, winning, winning streak, worst, wow

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmpf/, /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/ SAMPA: /"traI.@mf/

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Etymology 1

From Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”).

Etymology 2

From Latin triumphō.

Translations

Noun

conclusive success; victory; conquest

Danish: triumf (da) c. Dutch: triomf (nl) Finnish: voitto (fi), riemuvoitto (fi) French: triomphe (fr) m. Georgian: ტრიუმფი (ka) German: Triumph (de) m. Greek: θρίαμβος (el) (thríamvos) m.

Italian: trionfo (it) m. Japanese: 大勝利 (ja) (daishōri), 偉業 (ja) (igyō) Korean: 승리 (ko) Marathi: विजय  (mr) Portuguese: triunfo (pt) m. Russian: триумф (ru) (triúmf) m., победа (ru) (pob'éda) f. Turkish: zafer (tr)

ceremony performed in honour of a victor

Danish: sejrsceremoni (da) c. Finnish: voitonjuhla (fi)

Japanese: 凱旋 (ja) (gaisen) Russian: триумф (triúmf) m.

any triumphal procession; pompous exhibition etc

Danish: triumftog (da) n.

Finnish: triumfi (fi), riemusaatto (fi)

a state of joy or exultation at success

Danish: triumf (da) c. Finnish: voitonriemu (fi) French: triomphe (fr) m.

German: Triumph (de) m. Italian: trionfo (it) m. Japanese: 意気揚々 (ja) (iki yōyō), 勝ち誇る (ja) (kachi-hokoru)

trump card

Danish: trumf (da) c.

Finnish: valttikortti (fi)

card game

Finnish: valtti (fi)

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Arabic: نصر (naʂr) m. Mandarin: 凱旋, 凯旋 (kǎixuán) Dutch: triomf French: triomphe m. Italian: trionfo m.

Korean: 승리 (seungni) Macedonian: триумф (tríumf) m. Portuguese: triunfo m. Spanish: triunfo m. Swedish: triumf Tamil: வென்றி (venri)

Verb

to prevail over rivals

Danish: triumfere (da), sejre (da) Dutch: triomferen (nl) Finnish: voittaa (fi), menestyä (fi) French: triompher (fr) Galician: triunfar (gl) German: triumphieren (de)

Greek: θριαμβεύω (el) (thriamvevo) Italian: trionfare (it) Japanese: 大勝利を成す (ja) (daishōri wo nasu), 偉業を成す (ja) (igyō wo nasu) Portuguese: triunfar (pt) Spanish: triunfar (es)

to succeed

Danish: triumfere (da), sejre (da) Finnish: voittaa (fi), menestyä (fi) French: triompher (fr) Galician: triunfar (gl)

German: triumphieren (de) Italian: trionfare (it) Japanese: 大勝利を成す (ja) (daishōri wo nasu), 偉業を成す (ja) (igyō wo nasu) Portuguese: triunfar (pt)

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Dutch: zegevieren

Related terms

• triumphal
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