accomplishment

noun

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

1

: the act or fact of accomplishing something : completion

accomplishment of a goal

a feeling of accomplishment

2

: something that has been accomplished : achievement

Her family is proud of her academic accomplishments.

an impressive accomplishment

3

a

: a quality or ability equipping one for society

b

: a special skill or ability acquired by training or practice

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

Synonyms

• achievement
• acquirement
• attainment
• baby
• coup
• success
• triumph

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The proud mom, 54, shared an Instagram video, which included a montage of photos of the family celebrating Nikko’s accomplishment and a clip of her sweet speech to her son. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024

As Perez describes it—the company has not yet published a paper on its latest, landmark accomplishment—Infleqtion’s somewhat-portable BEC device occupies 8 to 10 rack units of space. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024

And for other Hall of Famers who went on to play in the majors, their career stats will now officially include accomplishments from their time in the Negro Leagues too. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 May 2024

But statistics are just a measure of accomplishment, not really the measure of a man. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024

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

Kids Definition

accomplishment

noun

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

1

: the act of accomplishing : completion

2

: something accomplished : achievement

3

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