accomplishment

Examples

• All

• She looked back on her personal accomplishments with pride, knowing how hard she had worked.

• Congratulations on your undergraduate accomplishments, which have made your mother rightfully proud.

  Fiction book (2002)

• It's not clear what his accomplishments are as an author.

• I feel like the biggest accomplishment I could ever have in life would be having grown up children that want to come back to the family house for Christmas.

• What will you do with all your fine accomplishments?

  Jane Eyre (2011)

• The Chinese are deeply proud of these accomplishments yet are concerned about their ability to sustain them.

  Academic text (2008)

• Their feat is still considered one of the great accomplishments of human exploration.

  Academic text (2011)

• Nominees have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments that have increased awareness and understanding of diversity.

  Academic text (2011)

• After project activities end, students and teachers debrief the project, reflect on accomplishments, and evaluate the project against criteria.

  Academic text (2011)

• Remarkably, given his many accomplishments, his active scholarly curiosity carried no trace of pretension.

  Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

A

ability

vsaccomplishment

∞ 1.0

Skill or power to do something

specifies an acquired skill rather than innate power or general capacity

S

skill

vsaccomplishment

∞ 1.0

Ability to do something well because of practice or training

specifies the acquired capability, not general power or potential

M

mastery

vsaccomplishment

37 4.2

Very high skill in a subject or activity

names the acquired ability but not necessarily total control

P

proficiency

vsaccomplishment

30 4.7

A high level of skill in a subject or activity gained through practice

means an acquired ability but not necessarily at a high level

A

acquisition

vsaccomplishment

7 4.9

An ability you learn through practice

is the same concept phrased as the common term

A

attainment

vsaccomplishment

2 5.1

A skill gained by practice or study

focuses on the acquired ability itself rather than the achievement

A

acquirement

vsaccomplishment

1 7.7

A skill or ability learned by practice and study

is the same meaning but used as a formal learned term

A

adeptness

vsaccomplishment

1 5.6

A high level of skill at doing something

refers to an acquired ability without implying great skill

S

skillfulness

vsaccomplishment

4.1

A quality of being very good at doing something

names the acquired ability rather than its effective display

Antonyms

I

inability

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

Compounds

S

sense of accomplishment

12 3.0

A proud, satisfied feeling you get after finishing something difficult

How Skilled

mastery

37 4.2

expertise

302 4.9

proficiency

30 4.7

accomplishment

102 3.5

ability

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology