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uh-KUMPL-ishm-uh-nt/əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/

An accomplishment is something completed successfully, often with skill: a real accomplishment, a list of accomplishments. Achievement is a close synonym; an accomplishment can also mean a social skill (a person of many accomplishments). Accomplish is the verb. Do not use it for a half-finished task.

Meaning

Something completed successfully, often through skill or effort.

Examples

• “Finishing the degree while working was a real accomplishment.”
• “Learning the script in a week was an accomplishment.”
• “The prize honours scientific accomplishment, not popularity.”

Good to know

an accomplishment / accomplish a task. Close: achievement. Social skills: many accomplishments.

Near in meaning

achievement

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