Synonyms of attained

attained 1 of 2

adjective

as in realized

Related Words

• realized
• achieved
• accomplished
• terminated
• completed
• finished
• over
• ended
• complete
• through
• compassed
• done
• up
• concluded
• extinct
• obsolete
• down
• defunct
• expired
• over with
• dead
• kaput

Dissimilar Words

• incomplete
• ongoing
• unfinished
• continuing
• uncompleted
• undone

attained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of attain

1

as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

Napoléon had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieved
• won
• gained
• obtained
• made
• scored
• garnered
• hit
• secured
• acquired
• got
• captured
• logged
• landed
• realized
• procured
• bagged
• clocked (up)
• racked up
• rang up
• notched (up)
• carried
• chalked up
• excelled
• tied
• matched
• drew
• approached
• met
• surpassed
• touched
• equaled
• topped
• amounted (to)
• rivaled
• measured up (to)
• outdid
• beat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• failed (at)
• lost
• fell short (of)

2

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• gained
• won
• reaped
• obtained
• garnered
• made
• got
• acquired
• landed
• realized
• secured
• achieved
• captured
• procured
• brought in
• carried
• came by
• drew
• bagged
• pulled down
• knocked down
• accomplished
• accumulated
• scored
• netted
• amassed
• regained
• occupied
• notched (up)
• annexed
• recaptured
• grossed
• cleared
• reacquired
• caught
• took over
• picked up
• racked up
• remade
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• granted
• paid
• forfeited
• gave
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attained

Verb

While the telephone and television took decades to reach 100 million users, ChatGPT and TikTok attained that threshold in a matter of months. — Raghupathy Sivakumar, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

That show, launched in 2020, attained a cult following — it was named Best Podcasts of the Year by outlets like Vogue, Esquire and Cosmopolitan. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Rabies in humans is completely preventable but medical help must be attained right away, according to the CDC. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

However, those milestones won’t be attained in a Mets uniform. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Populism, distilled from the witches’ brew of 1893, only attained its full strength closer to the end of the century. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

In this new culture, freedom was attained not through engagement in political struggle but through individual consumer choices. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Those high scores were attained by studying alongside her new girlfriend. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026