Synonyms of attaining

attaining

verb

present participle of attain

1

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

Napoléon had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• gaining
• winning
• reaping
• obtaining
• garnering
• making
• getting
• securing
• acquiring
• realizing
• achieving
• landing
• capturing
• procuring
• carrying
• drawing
• bringing in
• bagging
• pulling down
• coming by
• accomplishing
• knocking down
• scoring
• accumulating
• netting
• regaining
• grossing
• amassing
• occupying
• recapturing
• annexing
• clearing
• notching (up)
• catching
• taking over
• remaking
• reacquiring
• racking up
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• giving
• paying
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attaining

In fact, Anthropic’s widening its strategy for attaining new compute. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Devotion to the Amida Buddha is associated with a good death and rebirth in the Pure Land, a domain believed to be conducive to attaining buddhahood and enlightenment. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

This older world is often focused on common American ideals of individualism and grit as the primary tools for attaining personal success. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

In other words, what happens when their agreeable or polite approach to attaining something doesn’t work? — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

But the White House cut its offices and weakened its ability to follow up with cases, as well as slashed funding to research on disparities that people of color face in getting diagnosed and attaining resources for disabilities. — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

What came to me was a simple but valuable intuition that healing is not about attaining the grace of God, but about the loving freedom that comes from reflecting God! — Dilshad Khambatta Eames, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

One way to think about Mahler’s extravagant 90-minute exercise in his search for life’s meaning is as an exercise in attaining optimism in the face of tragedy. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026