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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplish
Verb
  • Help students achieve upward economic mobility, measured by post-graduation earnings, wealth-building potential, and employment outcomes.
    Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The airport also achieved record operating revenue.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Elon Musk gives update on Mars plan Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has aggressively sought for his commercial spaceflight company to develop its Starship spacecraft to fulfill his ambitious dream of sending the first humans to Mars.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Second, consider the amount of effort taken to fulfill the task.
    Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When culture starts performing alignment instead of living it, most companies reach for fixes: tighter messaging, new values, more playbooks.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Goose will perform at the Park City Song Summit this weekend before continuing their ongoing tour through the fall.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cortes then executed a 10-pitch third inning facing the Diamondbacks’ 2-3-4 hitters and got through the fourth in 12 pitches with help from a double play that made up for a lead-off walk.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Recently, a decision from the Imperial Palace stipulated that all POWs were to be executed if the Allies ever landed on Japan’s shores.
    Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
  • In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Stewart, who was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, made four appearances for the Dodgers, giving up two runs and six hits in 3⅔ innings for a 4.91 ERA.
    Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The arrest has raised questions about how DJS handles youth crime, especially as the agency, under acting director Betsy Fox Tolentino, implements changes.
    Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Alonso and his collaborators wanted to implement a method in which the players showed more intensity in training.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Accomplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplish. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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