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achievement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of achievement

1 a successful result brought about by hard work

  • this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement!
Synonyms of achievement

accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, baby, coup, success, triumph
Words Related to achievement

blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner

conquest, gain, victory, win

skill

deed, feat, performance

arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization
Phrases Synonymous with achievement

a feather in oneʼs cap
Near Antonyms of achievement

botch, cock-up [British], mess, muddle, shambles

bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout

disappointment, letdown, loss, setback
Antonyms of achievement

nonachievement

2 the doing of an action

  • what youʼre asking is the achievement of a miracle
Synonyms of achievement

accomplishment, commission, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetration, prosecution, pursuance
Words Related to achievement

dispatch, expedition

administration, direction, handling, management

application, operation, practice (also practise)
Antonyms of achievement

nonfulfillment, nonperformance

3 the state of being actual or complete

  • you should be proud of the achievement of your goals
Synonyms of achievement

accomplishment, actuality, actualization, attainment, consummation, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), pass, realization
Words Related to achievement

success, triumph
Near Antonyms of achievement

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess
Antonyms of achievement

naught (also nought), nonfulfillment

Synonym Discussion of achievement

feat, exploit, achievement mean a remarkable deed. feat implies strength or dexterity or daring.
    • an acrobatic feat
exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act.
    • his exploits as a spy
achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.
    • her achievements as a chemist

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