achievement

noun

achieve·ment ə-ˈchēv-mənt How to pronounce achievement (audio)

: the act of achieving something

the achievement of an ambition

: a result gained by effort : accomplishment

being honored for her academic achievements

a major scientific achievement

: a great or heroic deed

: the quality and quantity of a student's work

standardized tests to measure achievement

Example Sentences

The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement. It was a great achievement. Getting the project done on time was a real achievement.

Recent Examples on the Web Probably not… simply because spending a year on the Hot 100 is a very difficult achievement!

Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June.

Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Technically, the film is a striking achievement, with elegant, appropriately dark-tinged cinematography by Ari Wegner, who also shot The Power of the Dog last year.

Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 For Freud, the war presented a case study of how civilization, like sanity, was a tenuous achievement—a fragile, complex system that required ongoing maintenance, compromise, and care.

Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The Furman decision was both a remarkable achievement for the NAACP lawyers and a disappointment for those seeking to abolish capital punishment in this country.

Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 While his performance in iHeartLand is yet another innovative achievement in his career, Puth is not ready to stop there.

Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 This is a huge achievement, as human boots have not touched the Moon’s surface since the 1970s.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Aug. 2022 The grain agreement is a key achievement for the U.N. during the Ukraine war.

Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

achievement

noun

as in success

a successful result brought about by hard work this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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success
accomplishment
attainment
triumph
acquirement
feat
coup
victory
win
performance
conquest
baby
miracle
a feather in one's cap
skill
gain
realization
completion
hit
winner
implementation
jackpot
blockbuster
execution
fulfillment
deed
culmination
megahit
fulfilment
arrival
fruition
consummation
smash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonachievement
failure
disaster
catastrophe
mess
disappointment
botch
loss
muddle
shambles
fiasco
setback
debacle
bust
letdown
dud
flop
washout
débâcle
cock-up
bummer
fizzle

as in accomplishment

the doing of an action what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle

Synonyms & Similar Words

accomplishment
fulfillment
execution
fulfilment
implementation
perpetration
performance
prosecution
pursuance
enactment
discharge
management
commission
administration
application
expedition
handling
dispatch
direction
practice
operation
practise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonperformance
nonfulfillment

as in realization

the state of being actual or complete you should be proud of the achievement of your goals

Synonyms & Similar Words

accomplishment
success
realization
fulfillment
fulfilment
attainment
actualization
fruition
triumph
consummation
pass
actuality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

naught
failure
defeat
nonfulfillment
nought
fizzle
nonsuccess

Synonym Chooser

The words exploit and feat are common synonyms of achievement. While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.

her achievements as a chemist

In some situations, the words exploit and achievement are roughly equivalent. However, exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act.

his exploits as a spy

The words feat and achievement can be used in similar contexts, but feat implies strength or dexterity or daring.

an acrobatic feat

单词	achievement
释义	achievement noun achieve·ment ə-ˈchēv-mənt 1 : the act of achieving something the achievement of an ambition 2 a : a result gained by effort : accomplishment being honored for her academic achievements a major scientific achievement b : a great or heroic deed 3 : the quality and quantity of a student's work standardized tests to measure achievement Synonyms accomplishment acquirement attainment baby coup success triumph See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement. It was a great achievement. Getting the project done on time was a real achievement. Recent Examples on the Web Probably not… simply because spending a year on the Hot 100 is a very difficult achievement! Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Technically, the film is a striking achievement, with elegant, appropriately dark-tinged cinematography by Ari Wegner, who also shot The Power of the Dog last year. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 For Freud, the war presented a case study of how civilization, like sanity, was a tenuous achievement—a fragile, complex system that required ongoing maintenance, compromise, and care. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The Furman decision was both a remarkable achievement for the NAACP lawyers and a disappointment for those seeking to abolish capital punishment in this country. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 While his performance in iHeartLand is yet another innovative achievement in his career, Puth is not ready to stop there. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 This is a huge achievement, as human boots have not touched the Moon’s surface since the 1970s. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Aug. 2022 The grain agreement is a key achievement for the U.N. during the Ukraine war. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Anglo-French achevement, from achever "to achieve" + -ment -ment First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing achievement sense of achievement sense of achievement Kids Definition achievement noun achieve·ment ə-ˈchēv-mənt 1 : the state of having gotten through great effort achievement of a goal 2 : something gotten especially by great effort a scientific achievement achievement noun 1 as in success a successful result brought about by hard work this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement! Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance success accomplishment attainment triumph acquirement feat coup victory win performance conquest baby miracle a feather in one's cap skill gain realization completion hit winner implementation jackpot blockbuster execution fulfillment deed culmination megahit fulfilment arrival fruition consummation smash Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonachievement failure disaster catastrophe mess disappointment botch loss muddle shambles fiasco setback debacle bust letdown dud flop washout débâcle cock-up bummer fizzle See More 2 as in accomplishment the doing of an action what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle Synonyms & Similar Words accomplishment fulfillment execution fulfilment implementation perpetration performance prosecution pursuance enactment discharge management commission administration application expedition handling dispatch direction practice operation practise Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonperformance nonfulfillment 3 as in realization the state of being actual or complete you should be proud of the achievement of your goals Synonyms & Similar Words accomplishment success realization fulfillment fulfilment attainment actualization fruition triumph consummation pass actuality Antonyms & Near Antonyms naught failure defeat nonfulfillment nought fizzle nonsuccess See More Synonym Chooser The words exploit and feat are common synonyms of achievement. While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. her achievements as a chemist In some situations, the words exploit and achievement are roughly equivalent. However, exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. his exploits as a spy The words feat and achievement can be used in similar contexts, but feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. an acrobatic feat
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achievement

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Phrases Containing achievement

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