ATTAINS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

attains

verb

present tense third-person singular of attain

as in achieves

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

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as in earns

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 attains During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026 Gemini attains a very favorable position almost directly overhead. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Robert surreptitiously attains Alfred’s workbook/diary, where many secrets may exist. — Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025

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But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Dillon wanders through his shelves, scrutinizing works by Walter Benjamin, Joan Didion, or James Baldwin and seeing, at a granular level, how writing achieves such profound effects.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieves

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Airport lounges and planes can be aggressively over-air-conditioned, so a good midweight layer earns its space quickly.

— Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Take that all together, and the 2026 Asus ProArt P16 earns an Editors' Choice award for high-end content creation laptops.

— Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of earns

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Furthermore, the president and close advisers argue that the paramount concern is ensuring the United States wins the AI race against China, maintaining both economic primacy and national security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Are the Hawks in a position to string together wins this year?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wins

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Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably come with full membership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reaps

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The biggest issue on the ballot in November is for voters to decide what profit is there if one gains the whole world and our country loses its soul.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Productivity gains only matter if the work AI produces is good enough to move the business forward.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of gains

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All the while, #witchtok garners millions of posts, and there’s no shortage of flash sales for love spells – or curses.

— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Cook followed in Jobs' footsteps, taking the stage for every major Apple product launch, which garners headlines and millions of viewers around the world.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of garners

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Pacioni said the warrant was of a type — a Ramey warrant — that a law enforcement agency obtains through a court without review or approval by the district attorney’s office.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
This adds another barrier if someone obtains your Apple Account password.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of obtains

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Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The rule gives immigration officers wider discretion when deciding who gets a green card or certain visas.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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