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achievement

achievement

344 2.3
A success you reach after working hard
  • noun
  • /əˈtʃivmənt/
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  • I consider my greatest achievement to be being a dad.
  • academic achievement
  • student achievement
  • achievement test

Just what's been your feeling about achievement in less diverse spaces?

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Examples

  • These are just some of the remarkable achievements of this organization.

  • One can only imagine the thoughts that must be racing through her mind... as the world's attention focuses on this unprecedented achievement.

  • So what is the most important achievement in your life so far?

  • So which are the main achievements you have reached?

  • I feel responsible for my children's achievement and success.

  • In fact, there is evidence that student writing achievement has been stagnant for years.

    Academic text (2013)
  • These are nominees for outstanding achievement in game design.

  • Their achievement fueled a space race between the United States and the Soviets.

  • That's celebrating a lifetime of achievements.

  • Winning the championship was a significant achievement for the team after years of hard work.

Synonyms

success
vsachievement
1.0

Getting what you want after working hard

describes the act of finishing something, not only the result
victory
vsachievement
1.0

A win against an opponent or a difficult problem

covers completing a goal in any situation, not only contests
performance
vsachievement
637 2.5

How well a person does a task or job

concerns completing a goal as an act rather than the quality of doing it
triumph
vsachievement
262 3.3

A great victory or success that brings joy

is the completed act itself without requiring strong emotion
accomplishment
vsachievement
184 3.4

A successful task or goal that you finish

focuses on reaching a goal especially after sustained effort
milestone
vsachievement
103 3.2

An important event that shows progress in a person's life or project

is the act of finishing something rather than a stage marker
attainment
vsachievement
9 4.7

Reaching a goal or level through effort

emphasizes goal completion through effort rather than level alone
grand achievement
vsachievement
1 3.9

An important success that shows great skill and effort

is the general act of finishing a goal rather than something exceptional

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

Compounds

An important success that shows great skill and effort

A small message that appears when you finish a goal in a game

How Significant

triumph
262 3.3
feat
108 3.8
success
1.0
achievement
344 2.3

Surface Forms

achievement singular
achievements plural

Morphology

achievement = achieve (transparent) = achieve + ment

Standard nominalization from the verb 'achieve' indicating the result or act of achieving.

Etymology

The word achievement comes from an old word meaning 'to bring to a head', where head means the top or final point. So an achievement is something you finish or reach after effort.