Definitions

achievement

[uh-cheev-muhnt] / əˈtʃiv mənt /

NOUN

something completed successfully; goal reached

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment attainment creation deed effort feat performance realization success triumph victory

STRONG

acquirement acquisition act actualization completion conquest consummation contrivance effectuation enactment encompassment execution exploit fulfillment hit masterpiece production stroke

WEAK

tour de force

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defeat failure forfeit idleness loss

STRONG

unfulfillment

WEAK

injury miscue misfortune neglect negligence

Example Sentences

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It was taken from the "Woman's Journal," and was entitled:— ACHIEVEMENT.

From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells

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