attainment

attainment

noun

Definition of ATTAINMENT

1

a successful result brought about by hard work <first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment>

Synonyms achievement, acquirement, attainment, baby, coup, success, triumph

Related Words blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner; conquest, gain, victory, win; skill; deed, feat, performance; arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization

Near Antonyms botch, cock-up [British], mess, muddle, shambles; bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also d{eacute}b{acirc}cle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout; disappointment, letdown, loss, setback

Antonyms nonachievement

2

the state of being actual or complete <the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright>

Synonyms accomplishment, achievement, actuality, actualization, attainment, consummation, fulfillment (or fulfilment), pass, realization

Related Words success, triumph

Near Antonyms defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess

Antonyms naught (also nought), nonfulfillment