ACCOMPLISHMENTS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

accomplishments

noun

plural of accomplishment

as in successes

a successful result brought about by hard work our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover

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as in executions

the doing of an action your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated

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as in achievements

the state of being actual or complete a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see

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Recent Examples of accomplishments The idea came from Christeson’s emphasis on representing and celebrating the style and accomplishments of the actual professional women whom the garments are intended for. — Clara Hillis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Droog takes time to savor his accomplishments while also dealing with years of repressed emotions. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 Having been around for more than four decades doing the same damn thing, GWAR continues to age into its accomplishments like a sweaty T-shirt. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 If somebody's [only] telling me about their accomplishments, that's great. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The spoils of Affleck’s and Damon’s onscreen accomplishments documented in these halls have had peaks and valleys. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Recognize Employees Who Model Values Feature employee accomplishments in internal newsletters and, when applicable, external communications, including public relations. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 There are few accomplishments in basketball that Stewart has not achieved. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Each of those accomplishments changed the face of sports in this country. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Still, despite these successes, Wall Street is getting tired of waiting for the turnaround efforts to bring Nike back into growth mode.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of successes

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There has been a tradition of state executions allowing a handful of journalists to witness executions, including in Texas, but with a prohibition on photos and video.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Dating to before statehood in 1890, a total of 26 prisoners have been put to death, including 10 executions at the Old Penitentiary in Boise, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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The credit ecosystem will continue to recognize these human achievements, while finding ways to appropriately recognize the contributions of their AI collaborators.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments largely celebrate the achievements of the Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine, praising their dedication, intelligence, and contributions to humanity.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievements

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At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Poor-quality implementations of even the strongest new PQC standards could create devastating vulnerabilities across hardware, software, cloud and critical systems.

— Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of implementations

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But beyond the self-indulgences, realizations about the nature of life and the rules of society emerge.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Commenting on the key insights from the Q2 preliminary update, Mariani noted strong oil and gas price realizations in the quarter.

— TipRanks.com, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizations

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If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.

— Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulfillments

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But then came the nightmare of Game 3, one of the Sox’s worst performances in weeks.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
As good as Oliver Stone is at pulling out incredible performances from his male stars, the same isn’t always true for his leading ladies.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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