accomplishment

noun

ac·com·plish·ment ə-ˈkäm-plish-mənt -ˈkəm-

Synonyms of accomplishment

: the act or fact of accomplishing something : completion

accomplishment of a goal

a feeling of accomplishment

: something that has been accomplished : achievement

Her family is proud of her academic accomplishments.

an impressive accomplishment

: a quality or ability equipping one for society

: a special skill or ability acquired by training or practice

Her knowledge of foreign languages is one of her many accomplishments.

Examples of accomplishment in a Sentence

Her family is proud of all her academic accomplishments. one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of the century We celebrated the accomplishment of all our goals. Her knowledge of foreign languages is among her many accomplishments.

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And when Ohtani, Judge and Tarik Skubal repeated their accomplishments in 2025 as NL MVP, AL MVP and AL Cy Young winner, something had to be done to commemorate that, too, so the dual Gold Logoman patch cards were created. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The family of four embraced and celebrated Scheffler’s accomplishment, which came with a $10 million check. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Astronomers are very excited about Roman, for it's expected to discover thousands of new exoplanets and shed light on mysterious dark energy and dark matter, among other accomplishments. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 McGuiness’ in-ring appearances have been few and far between but getting back in shape to make it through to the end is an accomplishment in and of itself. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accomplishment

Word History

Etymology

Middle English accomplisshment, borrowed from Anglo-French accomplissement, from acompliss-, stem of acomplir "to accomplish" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of accomplishment was in the 15th century

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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accomplishment. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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accomplishment

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ac·com·plish·ment ə-ˈkäm-plish-mənt -ˈkəm-

: the act of accomplishing : completion

: something accomplished : achievement

: an ability, social quality, or skill gained through training or practice

accomplishment

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