achievements

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

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achievements

Arday, the professor of sociology of education at the prestigious university in eastern England, resigned August 5 after accusations he had plagiarised parts of his doctoral thesis and exaggerated personal achievements prompted a media storm.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Novak Djokovic spent years chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, trying to match them in tennis achievements and fan adulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The youth magazine Ogonyok published an article about Lilya and Katya and their achievements, with a full list of the aircraft they’d shot down.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein