accomplished

adjective

ac·​com·​plished ə-ˈkäm-plisht 

-ˈkəm-

1

a

: proficient as the result of practice or training

an accomplished dancer

also : skillfully done or produced

an accomplished film

b

: having many social accomplishments

2

: established beyond doubt or dispute

an accomplished fact

Synonyms

• civilized
• couth
• cultivated
• cultured
• genteel
• polished
• refined

Examples of accomplished in a Sentence

She has the confidence of an accomplished athlete.

He is one of the school's most accomplished graduates.

Recent Examples on the Web

An accomplished aviator and a veteran having served in Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, he’s been all over the world. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025

An accomplished journalist and producer based in LA, Simon’s credits include Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Credits, Indiewire, Reuters, BBC, A.Frame, ... —Simon Thompson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Victoria is an accomplished interior designer Victoria began her professional career as an interior designer, with work featured in cover stories for Architectural Digest, House Beautiful and InStyle, per her website. —Hoda Mallone, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025

The country's most accomplished women were among those executed, such as Minister for Education Farrokhrou Parsa, who was put into a sack, dragged to the gallows, and shot. —Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English accomplysshed "fulfilled, highly educated or skilled," from past participle of accomplysshen "to accomplish"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

accomplished

adjective

ac·​com·​plished

-pisht

1

a

: skilled or polished through practice or training : expert

an accomplished pianist

b

: having done or achieved many good or important things

2

: shown or known to be true

an accomplished fact