accomplish

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How does the verb accomplish contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of accomplish are achieve, discharge, effect, execute, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.

accomplished everything they set out to do

How are the words achieve and accomplish related?

Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.

achieve greatness

When might discharge be a better fit than accomplish?

The synonyms discharge and accomplish are sometimes interchangeable, but discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.

discharged his duties

How do effect and achieve relate to one another, in the sense of accomplish?

Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.

effected sweeping reforms

When can execute be used instead of accomplish?

While in some cases nearly identical to accomplish, execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.

executed the hit-and-run

In what contexts can fulfill take the place of accomplish?

The words fulfill and accomplish are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.

fulfilled their ambitions

When could perform be used to replace accomplish?

The words perform and accomplish can be used in similar contexts, but perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.

performed gymnastics

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accomplish The work accomplished at Silent Swarm 2025, along with technology such as the TEEMS device, illustrates how the company is architecting the advantage for today’s performance and tomorrow’s success along the tactical edge. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025 Fears accomplished a similar move in the second half involving Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile, who raised his arms straight up in innocence. Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025 History is full of cases where great bands make terrible records, yet history stands speechless at what the Clash accomplished here. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025 The Illinois native has accomplished a whole lot since moving to New York in 1990 to pursue a career in comedy. Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accomplish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplish
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  • As this brief survey suggests, the patriots’ success in drawing foreign partners into the war was essential to achieving American independence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.
    Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That means giving back, informally, to fulfill teachers’ wish lists and with the Eagles Autism Foundation.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The TrumpRx website is expected to launch sometime in 2026, and would take consumers to pharmaceutical companies' direct-to-consumer websites to fulfill orders.
    NPR, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Hours after Dundee’s Professor Iris Grunwald performed the world’s first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver, another milestone followed.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Game and network services have performed well in recent quarters thanks to a shift to digital game purchases and the PlayStation Plus subscription service.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To the credit of general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers identified a piece and executed a deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline despite limiting factors.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The firm is also a member of this year’s Change the World list, which highlights companies that are doing social good through their business models.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Otherwise, Craig Breslow will have a lot of explaining to do.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • These conditions make travel difficult.
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  • Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Crowley did not implement any vetoes after the board passed the budget.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • At the end of October, Paramount Skydance implemented a significant workforce reduction, in which about 1,000 employees were laid off.
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“Accomplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplish. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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