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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A city on the moon would undoubtedly be an incredible accomplishment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

This is no light accomplishment, since many very good volumes have already told this story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"This is a minor accomplishment in the face of what the Justice Department laid out as a course of business," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

That’s a pretty impressive accomplishment — and is almost certainly a complete fabrication.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

For so young a man to own most of a city block was itself an accomplishment.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson