Poor and Successful

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Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Successful is an antonym for poor in unfortunate topic.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.

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Poor is an antonym for successful in favorable topic.

Successful shots on the player's part pulls her closer to his side, while poor pinball skills will cause the genie to exert more pull instead.

Source: Lover Tug-of-War
His plan was successful because, "they're always gonna pin it on some poor bloke who looks like an Arab."

Source: Overreacting Airport Security
During their beginning, they were very poor, but then suddenly became very successful, even drawing kids and old people to their concerts - which surprised even them.

Source: Music / Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung

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