accomplish
verb
-ˈkəm- transitive verb
W. H. Hudson †1922 
Synonyms
- achieve
- bring off
- carry off
- carry out
- commit
- compass
- do
- execute
- follow through (with)
- fulfill
- fulfil
- make
- negotiate
- perform
- perpetrate
- prosecute
- pull off
- put through
Example Sentences
Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 Morrell remembers how many fans became excited last season watching Overn show what a multi-sport athlete could accomplish. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Now Finley will be tasked with helping Auburn accomplish its goals this season as the Tigers’ newly minted starting quarterback. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2022 There is a limit to what the LGBTQ+ community can accomplish without greater institutional support. David Stein, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 By training their teams to think and execute strategically, leaders can help their teams accomplish what previously required five days in a four-day workweek. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 String floss is also able to wrap all the way around the teeth, something water flossers can't accomplish. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 As vice president in 1993, Gore helped promote a measure that would accomplish the same thing as a carbon tax. Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 As vice president in 1993, Mr. Gore helped promote a measure that would accomplish the same thing as a carbon tax. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English acomplicen, accomplisshen, borrowed from Anglo-French acomplis-, stem of acomplir, acumplir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + complir, cumplir "to complete, fulfill," going back (with conjugation change) to Latin complēre "to fill up, complete" — more at complete entry 1
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- achieve
- fulfill
- perform
- execute
- do
- fulfil
- implement
- make
- commit
- carry out
- negotiate
- perpetrate
- prosecute
- complete
- realize
- pull off
- carry off
- put through
- finish
- effectuate
- effect
- attain
- go through
- bring off
- compass
- practice
- bring about
- follow through (with)
- actualize
- repeat
- end
- ace
- reenact
- nail
- practise
- engage (in)
- wind up
- reduplicate
- work (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fail
- slight
- skimp
- slur
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of accomplish are achieve, discharge, effect, execute, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.
Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.
The synonyms discharge and accomplish are sometimes interchangeable, but discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.
Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.
While in some cases nearly identical to accomplish, execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.
The words fulfill and accomplish are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.
The words perform and accomplish can be used in similar contexts, but perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.