ACCOMPLISHING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

accomplishing

verb

present participle of accomplish

as in achieving

to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency

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Recent Examples of accomplishing Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The three-time Olympic gold medalist celebrated accomplishing the feat, though there was a small caveat. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The task can remain the same even when the physical method of accomplishing it changes. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Based on what SanDisk told investors yesterday, these agreements are accomplishing just that. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Murray is scheduled to be a free agent after this season, so winning this starting job is a significant step toward accomplishing that goal. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 This emergent behavior by agents single-mindedly focused on accomplishing their goals combined with powerful reasoning models is cause for even greater concern than previously revealed. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Orbit is Flight 14’s primary focus, and only by achieving that milestone can SpaceX move on to clear the rocket’s remaining hurdles.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
But achieving that level of pristineness is difficult and time consuming.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieving

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Early Mormon teaching also interpreted plural marriage as fulfilling a divine decree to increase the population.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

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Give yourself permission to enjoy connection without performing constant availability.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
The special show at the sanctuary found Wakeman sitting at a grand piano and performing a few new compositions written specifically for the bears.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of performing

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The 30-logical-qubit demonstration represents an important data point in the industry’s effort to move from isolated quantum experiments toward machines capable of executing increasingly long and reliable computations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Most importantly, ask whether your team has started avoiding good ideas because executing them on the website feels too difficult.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of executing

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Achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand and the two countries can contribute to each other's success, thereby benefiting the wider world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
But his collaborators helped turn Beck into a cultural product, making videos, shooting photos, providing musical inspiration for samples.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of making

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For example, integrating transparency and building explainability into systems and products by implementing ISO standards.

— Punit Bhatia, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The financial and budget improvement recommendations included implementing the new financial system and conducting an audit of special education staffing and programs, among other proposals.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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