achievement
noun
achieve·ment ə-ˈchēv-mənt 
1
: the act of achieving something
the achievement of an ambition
2
a
: a result gained by effort : accomplishment
being honored for her academic achievements
a major scientific achievement
b
: a great or heroic deed
3
: the quality and quantity of a student's work
standardized tests to measure achievement
Synonyms
- accomplishment
- acquirement
- attainment
- baby
- coup
- success
- triumph
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Example Sentences
The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement. It was a great achievement. Getting the project done on time was a real achievement.
Recent Examples on the Web Probably not… simply because spending a year on the Hot 100 is a very difficult achievement! 
Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Technically, the film is a striking achievement, with elegant, appropriately dark-tinged cinematography by Ari Wegner, who also shot The Power of the Dog last year. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 For Freud, the war presented a case study of how civilization, like sanity, was a tenuous achievement—a fragile, complex system that required ongoing maintenance, compromise, and care. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The Furman decision was both a remarkable achievement for the NAACP lawyers and a disappointment for those seeking to abolish capital punishment in this country. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 While his performance in iHeartLand is yet another innovative achievement in his career, Puth is not ready to stop there. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 This is a huge achievement, as human boots have not touched the Moon’s surface since the 1970s. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Aug. 2022 The grain agreement is a key achievement for the U.N. during the Ukraine war. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 See More
Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Technically, the film is a striking achievement, with elegant, appropriately dark-tinged cinematography by Ari Wegner, who also shot The Power of the Dog last year. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 For Freud, the war presented a case study of how civilization, like sanity, was a tenuous achievement—a fragile, complex system that required ongoing maintenance, compromise, and care. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The Furman decision was both a remarkable achievement for the NAACP lawyers and a disappointment for those seeking to abolish capital punishment in this country. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 While his performance in iHeartLand is yet another innovative achievement in his career, Puth is not ready to stop there. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 This is a huge achievement, as human boots have not touched the Moon’s surface since the 1970s. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Aug. 2022 The grain agreement is a key achievement for the U.N. during the Ukraine war. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Anglo-French achevement, from achever "to achieve" + -ment -ment
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing achievement
Kids Definition
achievement
noun
achieve·ment ə-ˈchēv-mənt
1
: the state of having gotten through great effort
achievement of a goal
2
: something gotten especially by great effort a scientific achievement
achievements
noun
1
as in accomplishments
a successful result brought about by hard work this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement! Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- accomplishments
- successes
- triumphs
- attainments
- acquirements
- feats
- coups
- victories
- gains
- conquests
- skills
- babies
- miracles
- wins
- feathers in one's cap
- performances
- winners
- deeds
- hits
- realizations
- blockbusters
- jackpots
- completions
- implementations
- megahits
- executions
- culminations
- arrivals
- fulfillments
- fulfilments
- fruitions
- smashes
- consummations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failures
- disasters
- catastrophes
- messes
- disappointments
- nonachievements
- shambles
- setbacks
- losses
- debacles
- fiascoes
- duds
- flops
- botches
- cock-ups
- muddles
- busts
- washouts
- bummers
- letdowns
- débâcles
- fizzles
2
as in executions
the doing of an action what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle Synonyms & Similar Words
- accomplishments
- executions
- fulfilments
- fulfillments
- perpetrations
- implementations
- performances
- prosecutions
- enactments
- discharges
- applications
- commissions
- expeditions
- pursuances
- administrations
- managements
- handlings
- dispatches
- directions
- practices
- operations
- practises
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonperformances
- nonfulfillments
3
as in successes
the state of being actual or complete you should be proud of the achievement of your goals Synonyms & Similar Words
- accomplishments
- successes
- realizations
- fulfilments
- fulfillments
- attainments
- actualizations
- fruitions
- actualities
- triumphs
- consummations
- passes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failures
- nought
- naughts
- defeats
- nonfulfillments
- fizzles
- nonsuccesses