ADJ
famous, glorious, great, historic, impressive, notable, outstanding, remarkable, significant, superb
clear, clear-cut, comfortable, convincing, crushing, easy, emphatic, handsome, landslide, massive, overwhelming, resounding, sweeping
The team's crushing victory over their rivals ended a decade of disappointment.
complete, comprehensive, outright, total | narrow
conclusive, decisive
The team achieved a conclusive victory in the final match, winning by twenty points.
dramatic, thrilling | shock, stunning, surprise, unexpected | crucial, vital | deserved, well-deserved | hollow, Pyrrhic | election, electoral, military, moral, political
VERB + VICTORY
clinch, ensure, notch up, pull off, record, score, secure, snatch, win
The team managed to snatch victory in the final moments of the match.
taste
After months of hard work, the young athlete finally tasted victory in the championship match.
end in
roar/romp/storm/sweep to
The home team romped to victory with an impressive performance in the final match.
hail sth as
hail
The team's fans hailed their unexpected victory over the championship holders as the greatest moment in club history.
celebrate
claim
After the close election results, both candidates claimed victory before all votes were counted.
gain sb, give sb
deny sb
The injury to our best player denied us victory in the final match of the season.
VICTORY + NOUN
celebration, parade | speech | dance, salute
PREP
~ against
The team celebrated their hard-fought victory against the defending champions.
~ for
Winning the championship was a great victory for our small town.
~ over
The team celebrated their hard-won victory over their greatest rivals last season.
PHRASES
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat