Synonyms for achieve
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Attain — to carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish
attain, reach, obtain, succeed, acquire, get, gain, fulfill US, fulfil UK, realize, realise UK, win, find, work out, bring about, bring to pass, earn, perform, effect, carry through, effectuate, execute, procure, score
2. Complete — to end or finish (something); to terminate; (specifically, military) to win (a battle or war)
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it.
- v. 2
To end or finish (something); to terminate; (specifically, military) to win (a battle or war).
Related words
- Word family
- achievability achievable achievement achiever
Forms
- Past participle
- achieved
e.g. achieved → attained, reached, obtained, succeeded…
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Achieve--to do something worthy of a chief--signifies always to perform some great and generally some worthy exploit.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reach I placed the medicine out of the children's reach.
- obtain I am able to obtain a registration form for free.
- succeed If it were not for your help, I could not succeed.
- attain To attain his goal, Tom moved the heaven and earth.
- register You can register for the subjects on the computer.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- get1, win1
- 4 letters
- find1, gain1, earn1
- 5 letters
- reach1, score1
- 6 letters
- effect2, finish2, obtain2, attain2, fulfil2
- 7 letters
- realize3, perform2, succeed2, realise3, acquire3, execute3, fulfill2, procure2
- 8 letters
- complete2, register3, conclude2, finalize3, finalise
- 10 letters
- consummate3, effectuate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (effect2 = 2 syllables).