victory

n.

1. The overcoming of an opponent

   triumph, conquest, mastery, subjugation, overcoming, overthrow, master stroke, lucky stroke, winning, gaining, defeating, subduing, destruction, killing*, knockout*, ringer*, pushover*; see also triumph 1.

2. An instance of victory, sense 1

   supremacy, ascendancy, triumph, advantage, achievement, mission accomplished, success, a feather in one's cap*.

victory implies the winning of a contest or struggle of any kind a victory in battle, in sports, etc., her victory over cancer; conquest implies a victory in which one subjugates others and brings them under complete control the conquests of Napoleon; triumph implies a victory in which one exults because of its outstanding and decisive character the triumphs of modern medicine