- something that has been accomplished, esp by hard work, ability, or heroism
- successful completion; accomplishment
- a less common word for hatchment
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•chieve•ment /əˈtʃivmənt/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] successful accomplishment:a sense of achievement.
- something successfully accomplished or performed:[countable]50 home runs was quite an achievement.
a•chieve•ment
(ə chēv′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- something accomplished, esp. by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.;
a great or heroic deed:his remarkable achievements in art. - act of achieving;
attainment or accomplishment:the achievement of one's object. - Heraldrythe full display of the armorial bearings of an individual or corporation.
- Middle French achevement conclusion. See achieve, -ment
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 1. Achievement, exploit, feat are terms for a noteworthy act. Achievement connotes final accomplishment of something noteworthy, after much effort and often in spite of obstacles and discouragements:a scientific achievement.Exploit connotes boldness, bravery, and usually ingenuity:the famous exploit of an aviator.Feat connotes the performance of something difficult, generally demanding skill and strength:a feat of horsemanship. 2. fulfillment, realization.
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achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n
'achievement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acme
- ambition
- ambitious
- assessment
- attainment
- badge
- chair
- counterproductive
- crown
- deed
- effort
- Everest
- feat
- fulfil
- go
- grade
- Grammy
- hat-trick
- hatchment
- limitation
- masterpiece
- norm
- Order of Australia
- Order of Canada
- performance indicator
- phenomenal
- qualification
- Queen's Award
- record of achievement
- remarkable
- report
- riband
- scholarship
- sink
- slump
- Speranski
- stratum
- summa cum laude
- surpass
- ton
- triumph
- vehicle
- worst
- Academy Award
- accomplishment
- achievement age
- achievement quotient
- achievement test
- act
- agnomen