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attains

VERB

achieve, accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complete earn gain obtain promote reach realize reap secure

STRONG

acquire arrive cop effect fulfill get grasp hit procure score snag succeed unzip win

WEAK

accede to arrive at bring off come through get fat get hands on get there glom onto latch onto make it pull off rack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit give up hurt ignore lose miss neglect spend

STRONG

depart leave misunderstand surrender yield

WEAK

abandon desert give in

Example Sentences

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But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Zardari, who already enjoyed immunity while in office, will retain legal protection even after leaving the presidency so long as he attains no other public office.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

A desire to maintain privacy as she attains the kind of visibility that has people curious about her dating life is its own type of Hollywood thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

When an individual attains ILR - also known as settled status - they can access state benefits and use the NHS without extra charges.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The average world temperature, he says, would in the end be raised some thirty degrees, till it attains 72°.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin