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Q: How does the noun 'feat' differ from other similar words?

The words achievement and exploit are common synonyms of feat . While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. // an acrobatic feat

Q: In what contexts can 'achievement' take the place of 'feat'?

The words achievement and feat can be used in similar contexts, but achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. // her achievements as a chemist

Q: When is 'exploit' a more appropriate choice than 'feat'?

In some situations, the words exploit and feat are roughly equivalent. However, exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. // his exploits as a spy

feat

noun

ˈfēt

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as in achievement

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness Washington's legendary feat of tossing a silver dollar across the Rappahannock River

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as in thing

something done by someone famously rich, the oil magnate is today remembered less for his feats than for his finances

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How does the noun feat differ from other similar words?

The words achievement and exploit are common synonyms of feat. While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," feat implies strength or dexterity or daring.

an acrobatic feat

In what contexts can achievement take the place of feat?

The words achievement and feat can be used in similar contexts, but achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.

her achievements as a chemist

When is exploit a more appropriate choice than feat?

In some situations, the words exploit and feat are roughly equivalent. However, exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act.

his exploits as a spy

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Recent Examples of feat Her career spanned genres as well as musical eras, with sidelines in North Indian classical music, Hindu devotionals, folk, pop, and new age; her full catalog encompasses more than 12,000 songs, a feat recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2011 (when the tally stood at 11,000). —

Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 Cutting through housing restrictions would generate enormous social benefit, if America’s elderly ruling class were to allow such a feat. —

Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 This is the most on record for any similar stretch of trading — quite the feat for a company that went public in 1971. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Sometimes, a financial feat that feels impossible just requires some careful planning. —

Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feat

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Among her achievements as a painter are winning the Winsor & Newton Prize in 1988 and the Creswick Landscape Prize in 1990, according to Tatler.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water was long considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026