Synonyms of accomplished

accomplished 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈkäm-plisht 

1

as in cultured

having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living

a year as an exchange student in Europe had transformed the tomboy into an accomplished young woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultured
• civilized
• polished
• cultivated
• educated
• refined
• polite
• civil
• sophisticated
• literate
• scholarly
• learned
• cerebral
• genteel
• knowledgeable
• intellectual
• couth
• cosmopolitan
• erudite
• courteous
• highbrow
• highbrowed
• intellectualistic
• well-bred
• well-read
• high-toned
• intellectualist
• urbane
• mannerly
• overcivilized
• oversophisticated
• hypercivilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignorant
• barbarous
• uncivilized
• unpolished
• barbaric
• uneducated
• illiterate
• uncultured
• unrefined
• coarse
• unlettered
• unintelligent
• lowbrow
• ungenteel
• rustic
• provincial
• unsophisticated
• philistine
• inelegant
• crude
• backwoods
• churlish
• uncouth
• vulgar
• clownish
• boorish
• polyester
• ill-mannered
• ill-bred
• cloddish

2

as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

an accomplished performance of a difficult violin concerto

a delicate eye operation that only the most accomplished surgeon would attempt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skilled
• adept
• skillful
• experienced
• proficient
• expert
• practiced
• good
• great
• talented
• educated
• gifted
• professed
• veteran
• complete
• virtuoso
• masterful
• master
• consummate
• masterly
• capable
• versed
• ace
• crackerjack
• trained
• crack
• competent
• qualified
• employable
• compleat
• efficient
• taught
• effective
• polished
• adroit
• clever
• able
• dexterous
• deft
• handy
• refined
• old
• slick
• workmanlike
• fitted
• knowledgeable
• effectual
• schooled
• fit
• sure-handed
• well-rounded
• multitalented
• long-term
• tutored
• all-around
• multiskilled
• habile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• incapable
• incompetent
• unable
• amateurish
• weak
• inept
• unqualified
• inexpert
• unfit
• unprofessional
• unseasoned
• unfitted
• unskillful
• ineffective
• inefficient
• crude
• artless
• ineffectual
• rude
• would-be
• beginning
• new
• ignorant
• inexperienced
• jackleg
• untaught
• unschooled
• untalented
• untrained
• primitive
• untutored
• green
• raw
• ungifted
• untested
• untried
• unseasoned
• rough
• unpolished
• clumsy
• awkward
• talentless
• heavy-handed
• ham-handed
• ham-fisted

3

as in positive

not capable of being challenged or proved wrong

it is an accomplished fact that 10th century Norsemen established settlements in Newfoundland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positive
• undeniable
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• conclusive
• definite
• irrefutable
• incontestable
• certain
• sure
• incontrovertible
• indubitable
• unarguable
• unanswerable
• inarguable
• irrefragable
• unchallengeable
• unambiguous
• absolute
• unequivocal
• decisive
• clear
• undisputed
• unquestioned
• uncontradicted
• uncontested
• hands-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• problematic
• questionable
• arguable
• answerable
• negotiable
• debatable
• moot
• controversial
• disputable
• disputed
• doubtful
• uncertain
• contradictable
• ambiguous
• dubious
• refutable
• controvertible
• inconclusive
• debated
• doubtable
• theoretical
• indecisive
• academic
• equivocal
• hypothetical
• speculative
• iffy

accomplished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of accomplish

as in achieved

to carry through (as a process) to completion

you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieved
• fulfilled
• performed
• executed
• did
• made
• implemented
• committed
• carried out
• completed
• prosecuted
• perpetrated
• negotiated
• realized
• finished
• carried off
• went through
• pulled off
• effected
• brought off
• attained
• put through
• practiced
• brought about
• compassed
• followed through (with)
• worked (at)
• effectuated
• repeated
• engaged (in)
• nailed
• ended
• aced
• actualized
• reenacted
• wound up
• reduplicated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• slighted
• slurred
• skimped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accomplished

Adjective

Law Kar-ying, an accomplished Cantonese opera performer in real life, stars opposite Paw Hee-ching, whose casting anchors the film’s central relationship in lived experience of the art form. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Working with accomplished professionals can provide knowledge that is difficult to gain from auditions alone. — E'ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

An objective that’s often best accomplished when a couple’s future feels hopeful rather than inevitable. — Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Compared to the most recent Monday night Emmys — televised by Fox in 2024 — NBC accomplished a 41% increase. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026