ACHIEVING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

achieving

verb

present participle of achieve

as in attaining

to obtain (as a goal) through effort finally achieved stardom

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as in accomplishing

to carry through (as a process) to completion finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids

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Recent Examples of achieving There are also tutorials for achieving game-day hair and makeup plus fitness routines. —

Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 All this in addition to her high school diploma achieving the Scholar and Industry diploma designations and graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors. —

Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 However, challenges remain, such as addressing the deployability of foldable or self-assembling structures, achieving precise microwave targeting, and ensuring beam safety for aircraft and the environment. —

Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026 George Bryan, despite an oblique injury, carded a 78, notably achieving a hole-in-one, a first for the Bryan Bros channel. —

Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Cultural values such as achieving harmony between cultures; and slow, gracious [economic] growth. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2026 Both Soliches were recipients of that award, which is a full-tuition and housing scholarship for high-achieving caddies. —

Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 13 June 2026 Financial independence came easier to earlier generations Most Americans feel that achieving financial independence is harder now than for previous generations, the Northwestern Mutual study found. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 June 2026 Filmmakers working on ultra-low budgets hardly have the option of achieving the kind of seamless dramatic continuities that industrial-strength techniques can offer. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

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However, the industry-wide goal of attaining human-like intelligence in AI systems will only make this content harder for people to spot, even with all the well-meaning government legislation in the world.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
The fundraiser said Solomon was born and raised in Ghana, eventually emigrating to the United States, attaining a nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026