accomplishment

[uh-kom-plish-muhnt] / əˈkɒm plɪʃ mənt /

NOUN

something successfully done, completed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability achievement capability deed effort exploit feat performance skill talent triumph

STRONG

act art attainment completion conclusion consummation coup execution finish fulfillment production proficiency realization stroke

WEAK

bringing about carrying-out effecting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure forfeit idleness ignorance impotence inability incapacity incompetence weakness

STRONG

beginning commencement introduction loss start unfulfillment

WEAK

defeat frustration nullification

Example Sentences

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CEO Stephane Bancel hailed the year’s progress as “an extraordinary accomplishment for a biotech company of 1,300 people” in a letter to shareholders, declaring that Moderna had finally become a “commercial company.”

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

This is no small accomplishment and would have tripped up a lesser writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This accomplishment opens the door to the next goal, demonstrating 'entanglement swapping' between two quantum dots.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Others searched for the words to pay appropriate tribute to an accomplishment once considered impossible.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Nobody was there to watch, praise be, as I spontaneously clapped my hands at the wonder of my accomplishment.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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