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ACHIEVEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of accomplishing something
Synonyms:
accomplishment; achievement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("achievement" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "achievement"):
smooth (the act of smoothing)
enlisting; recruitment (the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.))
face saver; face saving (an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige))
haymaking (taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts)
base on balls; pass; walk ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls)
freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)
attainment (the act of achieving an aim)
close call; close shave; narrow escape; squeak; squeaker (something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin)
arrival; reaching (accomplishment of an objective)
going; sledding (advancing toward a goal)
accomplished fact; fait accompli (an irreversible accomplishment)
record; track record (the sum of recognized accomplishments)
performance (any recognized accomplishment)
credit (used in the phrase 'to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise)
masterstroke (an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery)
masterpiece (an outstanding achievement)
effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)
cakewalk (an easy accomplishment)
beachhead; foothold (an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments)
Derivation:
achieve (to gain with effort)
Context examples:
My feelings are profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A collection of my trifling achievements would certainly be incomplete which contained no account of this very singular business.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I had nothing nearer my fancy than to get home to the stockade and boast of my achievements.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
They have been buried, I suppose, in the parish church. There you must look for the banners and the achievements.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Evolution was not a spent force, but one still working, and even greater achievements were in store.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To those that survived it was not tragedy, but realisation and achievement.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The route is considered reasonably safe and permits rapid achievement of satisfactory plasma concentrations of therapeutic agent.
(Intramedullary Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
The goal of palliative care is an achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.
(Palliative therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
Indicates that kindergarten is the highest level of education achievement.
(Kindergarten Completion, NCI Thesaurus)
I mentioned the prudent management of our treasury; the valour and achievements of our forces, by sea and land.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
