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attainment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of attainment

1 a successful result brought about by hard work

  • first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment
Synonyms of attainment

accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, baby, coup, success, triumph
Words Related to attainment

blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner

conquest, gain, victory, win

skill

deed, feat, performance

arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization
Phrases Synonymous with attainment

a feather in oneʼs cap
Near Antonyms of attainment

botch, cock-up [British], mess, muddle, shambles

bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout

disappointment, letdown, loss, setback
Antonyms of attainment

nonachievement

2 the state of being actual or complete

  • the attainment of manʼs age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright
Synonyms of attainment

accomplishment, achievement, actuality, actualization, consummation, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), pass, realization
Words Related to attainment

success, triumph
Near Antonyms of attainment

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess
Antonyms of attainment

naught (also nought), nonfulfillment

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