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

From enduring prejudice at West Point to commanding the Tuskegee Airmen and achieving 4-star general status, his life exemplified resilience. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

And when layered pieces are left completely out of the ponytail, the face is further accentuated, achieving a more youthful look. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Goodness knows when younger people will be able to buy a home, once considered the bedrock of achieving the American dream. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

Traditionally, achieving the American Dream usually means going to college, getting married, buying a house and then having kids. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Brilliant innovators and visionaries like Musk, an immigrant himself, who take on extreme financial and personal risk in the hopes of achieving massive success should be celebrated, not demonized. — Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Sleeping with quilts is one of the best hacks for achieving cool, comfortable sleep year-round, but quilts are especially handy in the summer months. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

Moving to a new process node takes a lot of work, from identifying suitable materials to engineering new lithography tools to achieving sufficient yield of usable chips from the assembly line. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026

For Gilfillian, achieving that level of honesty on his new collection of music was an uncomfortable task. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026