ATTAINING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

attaining

verb

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present participle of attain

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort Napoléon had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point

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as in earning

to receive as return for effort with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession

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Recent Examples of attaining Success will be determined around that goal — either attaining it or at minimum, looking like a real threat to do so. —

Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 Granted, his policy regarding Iran not attaining a nuclear weapon is a good one. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 Presenting decent, competitive teams with the prospect of attaining the best lottery odds will only further encourage those in the middle of the standings to hold a fire sale at the trade deadline to try to drop down. —

Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The first season ended on a final note, and became wildly popular upon its 2023 release, attaining the coveted top spot on the streaming viewership rankings and winning eight Emmys. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 For years, Dean Potter stood atop the climbing world, attaining a mystique as a rebellious spirit who carved his own path up mountains and into the sky — through BASE jumping and wingsuit flying. —

Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 In the photo, Alito has the look of a man attaining his destiny. —

Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 His higher calling hit while attaining his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering and computer science from the University of Illinois and University of Illinois Chicago, says the 61-year-old pastor. —

Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Liz Breadon, now the City Council president, added at the time that such a mistake could jeopardize an immigrant’s chances of attaining full citizenship. —

Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
What may sound like a dizzying lifestyle to some to Chiles is par for the course in achieving her loftiest goals across sports and beyond.

— Marquise Francis, NBC news, 9 May 2026