achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.
her achievements as a chemist
Examples of feat in a Sentence
Noun
a performer known for her astonishing acrobatic feats
an exceptional feat of the human intellect
Writing that whole report in one night was quite a feat.
It was no mean feat.
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Noun
But clearly, Sanders did enjoy learning under someone like Flacco who has achieved the greatest feat there is to be done as an NFL quarterback, to win a Super Bowl.—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 His won his first UTMB at just 20 years old in 2008, becoming the youngest ever to achieve the feat.—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
As with previous titles, FromSoftware created a notoriously difficult game where finishing is a feat few players will achieve.—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022 The super convention for super-feat enthusiasts will beheld Aug. 1 to 3 at the U.S. Grant Hotel.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for feat
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English fet, fait, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin factum "deed, action" — more at fact
Adjective
Middle English fet, fayt, borrowed from Anglo-French fait, past participle of faire "to do, make, perform," going back to Latin facere — more at fact
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