open-ended vs successful

open-ended

adj
  • Permitting a spontaneous or unstructured response. 

  • Of a straight draw, made up of four consecutive cards, thus able to be completed by either of two ranks of card. 

  • Adaptable to change. 

  • Unrestricted by definite limits. 

  • There will be an open-ended discussion. 

successful

adj
  • Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect 

How often have the words open-ended and successful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )