Succeed
Succeed verb - To turn out as planned or desired.
Works and succeed are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Works" with "Succeed", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Word: succeeding
Works
Works noun - Performance of moral or religious acts.
Both words in one sentence
- They don't succeed in every detail - John's dad has to be rescued instead of rescuing young John himself, but thanks to a bang on the head, he doesn't know that, so it works well enough.
Source: Close Enough Timeline - None of it works, though it does succeed in briefly mind fucking the main character.
Source: Shapeshifter Guilt Trip -
Justified in Critters, in which the alien bounty-hunters have no clue how a car works and only succeed in making it go in reverse.
Source: Had the Silly Thing in Reverse
Cite this Source
Works and Succeed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/succeed/works
Succeed & Works. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/succeed/works>.
Works or Succeed. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/succeed/works.
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