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

The joint statement said Namibia had surpassed UNAIDS targets by achieving a target of 96% of people living with HIV knowing their status, 98% of those diagnosed receiving treatment, and 98% of those treated having achieved viral suppression. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

An upset victory in Alaska for Democrats would be a massive step toward achieving that goal. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Since achieving widespread fame in 2013, Rettig has overseen gatherings that have introduced thousands of novices to toad smoking. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

The best body scrubs are a cheat code to achieving healthy, glowing skin fast. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026

Experts and researchers say that achieving cost parity will require building at least 30, and perhaps several hundred, identical units. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Andrew Cherng of Panda Restaurant Group and Kitty Lo of Manhattan Hotel Group, both immigrants, exemplify achieving this dream by building extraordinary businesses. — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The school was bustling with a large, high-achieving and diverse student body. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

But dendrite formation has remained a major obstacle to achieving those benefits in practical cells. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026