ACHIEVEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does achievement mean? 

• ACHIEVEMENT (noun)
  The noun ACHIEVEMENT has 1 sense:

1. the action of accomplishing something

  Familiarity information: ACHIEVEMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHIEVEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of accomplishing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

accomplishment; achievement

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"):

going; sledding (advancing toward a goal)

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)

beachhead; foothold (an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments)

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)

Derivation:

achieve (to gain with effort)

 Context examples 

It will light your tenth house of honors, awards, and achievements and allow you to see your career rise to new heights.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A prize given for achievement in a specific area, including monies given on the basis of merit.

(Award, NCI Thesaurus)

The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment .

(Ability, NCI Thesaurus)

Cardiac/vascular nursing practice promotes achievement and maintenance of optimal cardiac/vascular wellness.

(Cardiac/Vascular Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)

The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best possible quality of life for patients and their families.

(Hospice Care, NCI Thesaurus)

Sensitivity of a malignancy to administration of chemotherapy, usually defined as the achievement of a partial response or better.

(Chemosensitivity, NCI Thesaurus)

He would either have gloried in the achievement, or been ashamed of it.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

This achievement becomes even more relevant in the current context.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)

The achievement is a major step toward creating novel therapeutics and nanomaterials.

(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)

It was not by mere achievement that he could hope to win to her.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)