Synonyms of achieving

achieving

verb

present participle of achieve

1

as in attaining

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

finally achieved stardom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attaining
• winning
• gaining
• making
• obtaining
• scoring
• hitting
• garnering
• getting
• securing
• capturing
• acquiring
• logging
• bagging
• realizing
• landing
• procuring
• ringing up
• clocking (up)
• carrying
• racking up
• drawing
• notching (up)
• approaching
• tying
• chalking up
• excelling
• matching
• equaling
• touching
• meeting
• surpassing
• amounting (to)
• topping
• rivaling
• outdoing
• measuring up (to)
• beating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• losing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)

2

as in accomplishing

to carry through (as a process) to completion

finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accomplishing
• fulfilling
• performing
• executing
• doing
• making
• implementing
• committing
• negotiating
• carrying out
• prosecuting
• completing
• realizing
• finishing
• carrying off
• going through
• attaining
• perpetrating
• effecting
• pulling off
• putting through
• effectuating
• following through (with)
• bringing off
• practicing
• compassing
• bringing about
• working (at)
• nailing
• engaging (in)
• repeating
• ending
• acing
• actualizing
• reenacting
• winding up
• reduplicating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• slurring
• slighting
• skimping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of achieving

This approach has already yielded significant results, with the 2026 BET Awards achieving its highest ratings since 2019, boasting a 50% year-over-year growth. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Many are pessimistic about achieving the American Dream and question the value of higher education. — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Levinson envisions a future where manufacturing facilities are on both coasts, achieving true domestic supply chain sovereignty. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Unlike conventional designs, where light is confined to a narrow interface, the new architecture uses the entire available area for transport, achieving what the researchers describe as 100 percent spatial utilization efficiency. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

More employers have balked at paying for them because so many people could be eligible for the treatments and many patients stop them after achieving a weight-loss goal. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

In the third breach, the research prototype had trouble achieving the instructions it was prompted to follow. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

The implementation of this Roadmap, including the issue of weapons and other articles of the comprehensive peace plan, shall create appropriate conditions for a credible pathway towards achieving Palestinian self-determination and statehood. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Orthosomnia is a preoccupation with achieving perfect sleep data that paradoxically makes sleep worse. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026