accomplished
adjective
ac·com·plished ə-ˈkäm-plisht 
-ˈkəm-
1
a
: proficient as the result of practice or training
an accomplished dancer
also : skillfully done or produced
an accomplished film
b
: having many social accomplishments
2
: established beyond doubt or dispute
an accomplished fact
Synonyms
- civilized
- couth
- cultivated
- cultured
- genteel
- polished
- refined
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Example Sentences
She has the confidence of an accomplished athlete. He is one of the school's most accomplished graduates.
Recent Examples on the Web Ellsbury was an accomplished player in Boston from 2007-13 then dived off a statistical cliff after signing a seven-year, $153 million deal with the Yankees. 
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Parker is far from the most accomplished coach in the group, which includes Super Bowl winners Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan, as well as innovators such as Don Coryell and Dan Reeves. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley to be its next coach in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping another's highly accomplished head coach, according to multiple reports. Greg Beacham, ajc, 28 Nov. 2021 The Patriots have a rookie quarterback in Mac Jones and the most accomplished NFL head coach ever in Bill Belichick. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021 The beginning of college athletes earning revenue from their names, images and likenesses had even college football’s most accomplished coach worried about the impact the change would have within his locker room. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2021 Bobby Kersee, an accomplished track and field coach. Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 4 Aug. 2021 An accomplished Broadway vocal coach, Grimaldi has loads of stories like that. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 June 2021 An accomplished but underappreciated filmmaker, Fregonese was a restless figure himself, working on several continents and for numerous studios. Kristin M. Jones, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Parker is far from the most accomplished coach in the group, which includes Super Bowl winners Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan, as well as innovators such as Don Coryell and Dan Reeves. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley to be its next coach in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping another's highly accomplished head coach, according to multiple reports. Greg Beacham, ajc, 28 Nov. 2021 The Patriots have a rookie quarterback in Mac Jones and the most accomplished NFL head coach ever in Bill Belichick. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021 The beginning of college athletes earning revenue from their names, images and likenesses had even college football’s most accomplished coach worried about the impact the change would have within his locker room. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2021 Bobby Kersee, an accomplished track and field coach. Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 4 Aug. 2021 An accomplished Broadway vocal coach, Grimaldi has loads of stories like that. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 June 2021 An accomplished but underappreciated filmmaker, Fregonese was a restless figure himself, working on several continents and for numerous studios. Kristin M. Jones, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English accomplysshed "fulfilled, highly educated or skilled," from past participle of accomplysshen "to accomplish"
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
accomplished
adjective
ac·com·plished
ə-ˈkäm-plisht
: skilled through practice or training : expert
an accomplished dancer
accomplished 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in cultured
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living a year as an exchange student in Europe had transformed the tomboy into an accomplished young woman Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cultured
- civilized
- polished
- cultivated
- educated
- refined
- learned
- sophisticated
- literate
- polite
- civil
- scholarly
- cerebral
- couth
- knowledgeable
- cosmopolitan
- intellectual
- genteel
- highbrowed
- erudite
- courteous
- highbrow
- bourgeois
- intellectualistic
- intellectualist
- middlebrow
- well-read
- high-toned
- urbane
- overcivilized
- mannerly
- oversophisticated
- well-bred
- hypercivilized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignorant
- unpolished
- uncivilized
- uneducated
- barbarous
- illiterate
- barbaric
- uncultured
- unrefined
- ungenteel
- coarse
- unintelligent
- unsophisticated
- unlettered
- philistine
- lowbrow
- rustic
- inelegant
- provincial
- churlish
- cloddish
- crude
- clownish
- uncouth
- backwoods
- boorish
- vulgar
- ill-bred
- polyester
- ill-mannered
- rustical
2
as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor an accomplished performance of a difficult violin concerto a delicate eye operation that only the most accomplished surgeon would attempt Synonyms & Similar Words
- skilled
- experienced
- adept
- skillful
- proficient
- practiced
- expert
- good
- educated
- great
- talented
- gifted
- master
- professed
- virtuoso
- complete
- veteran
- masterful
- consummate
- capable
- practised
- versed
- masterly
- trained
- qualified
- compleat
- crackerjack
- ace
- competent
- employable
- taught
- efficient
- crack
- polished
- effective
- adroit
- able
- clever
- dexterous
- refined
- fitted
- deft
- workmanlike
- knowledgeable
- handy
- slick
- schooled
- old
- fit
- effectual
- tutored
- dextrous
- sure-handed
- well-rounded
- multitalented
- multiskilled
- all-around
- all-round
- habile
- long-term
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- inexperienced
- unskilled
- incapable
- amateur
- incompetent
- inept
- amateurish
- unqualified
- unable
- weak
- inexpert
- unfitted
- unfit
- unseasoned
- ineffective
- inefficient
- unprofessional
- unskillful
- ineffectual
- artless
- beginning
- inexperienced
- crude
- new
- ignorant
- rude
- untaught
- unschooled
- primitive
- jackleg
- untalented
- ungifted
- untrained
- untutored
- raw
- green
- clumsy
- unseasoned
- unpolished
- rough
- untried
- awkward
- talentless
- untested
- ham-handed
- would-be
- ham-fisted
- heavy-handed
3
as in undeniable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong it is an accomplished fact that 10th century Norsemen established settlements in Newfoundland Synonyms & Similar Words
- undeniable
- unquestionable
- indisputable
- positive
- irrefutable
- definite
- inarguable
- incontestable
- conclusive
- sure
- certain
- unarguable
- indubitable
- incontrovertible
- unanswerable
- irrefragable
- decisive
- unambiguous
- unchallengeable
- unequivocal
- clear
- absolute
- unquestioned
- undisputed
- uncontradicted
- uncontested
- hands-down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- problematical
- problematic
- answerable
- arguable
- questionable
- debatable
- negotiable
- moot
- controversial
- doubtful
- disputable
- disputed
- contradictable
- debated
- uncertain
- dubious
- ambiguous
- refutable
- controvertible
- doubtable
- theoretical
- academic
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- iffy
- equivocal
- hypothetical
- speculative
- academical
- theoretic
accomplished
2 of 2verb
as in achieved
to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency Synonyms & Similar Words
- achieved
- fulfilled
- performed
- executed
- did
- made
- implemented
- committed
- completed
- carried out
- prosecuted
- perpetrated
- negotiated
- realized
- finished
- carried off
- brought off
- pulled off
- went through
- put through
- attained
- effected
- compassed
- practiced
- effectuated
- brought about
- repeated
- aced
- followed through (with)
- actualized
- practised
- nailed
- reenacted
- ended
- worked (at)
- reduplicated
- wound up
- engaged (in)
- winded up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failed
- slighted
- slurred
- skimped