attainment

noun

ə-ˈtān-mənt How to pronounce attainment (audio)
Definition of attainmentnext
1
as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment

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2
as in accomplishment
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

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Recent Examples of attainment Arizona's workforce is in the bottom tier for educational attainment, however — only about 20% of adults have a bachelor's degree. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2026 To get a true demographic profile of those who supported and opposed the empty homes tax would require deeper analysis that could include cross-referencing age, educational attainment and party affiliation, Luna believes. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 Personal finance website WalletHub ranked the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the country based on factors including residents’ education levels, the quality of public schools and educational attainment. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 County demographics, including median household income, race/ethnicity and educational attainment, are from the Census. — New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for attainment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
  1. achievement
  2. accomplishment
  3. success
  4. realization
  5. fulfillment
Noun
  • While the completion of the structure marks an important achievement, the more important test is still ahead, as official commissioning is planned for November, after the remaining construction work is completed.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The credit ecosystem will continue to recognize these human achievements, while finding ways to appropriately recognize the contributions of their AI collaborators.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of achievement
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  • Budge said some of her proudest accomplishments during her time on the council include Mather Veterans Village, the Sacramento region’s first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Being in the playoffs should feel like an accomplishment, but winning a series would be even more impressive.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishment
Noun
  • Every dollar poured in weaves the technology’s success and the US economy tighter and tighter together.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • During an onstage conversation earlier in the week following a Los Angeles screening of Digger, Cruise discussed his pursuit of success throughout his career after having started in the business at a young age.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of success
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  • That realization became one of many while crafting a series on a book that spans 50 years and stretches across the country but that Kazan insists is built on the characters, rather than spectacle.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The many contingencies of realization scramble the binary of timelessness and time.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of realization
Noun
  • Simon Yeh Simon Yeh chose purpose over a traditional corporate path, finding fulfillment in serving neighbors at a food closet.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
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