ACCOMPLISHED Synonyms: 260 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈkäm-plisht

Definition of accomplished

as in cultured

having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living a year as an exchange student in Europe had transformed the tomboy into an accomplished young woman

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as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor an accomplished performance of a difficult violin concerto a delicate eye operation that only the most accomplished surgeon would attempt

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as in positive

not capable of being challenged or proved wrong it is an accomplished fact that 10th century Norsemen established settlements in Newfoundland

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verb

past tense of accomplish

as in achieved

to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency

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Recent Examples of accomplished

Adjective

An accomplished musician who has released albums as The One AM Radio, Hirway turned to podcasting after a bout of writer’s block, hoping to find a breakthrough in fellow musicians’ creative processes. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 Tommasini’s sensitive account does justice to Anderson as both an accomplished musical artist and a reluctant civil rights symbol. — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Regardless of any statistics, the defense has accomplished its end goal each and every week this season — and that’s allowing fewer points than the opposing team has scored every single time. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accomplished

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplished

Adjective

Too obviously the gift of someone trying to seem casually cultured?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
As the war wound down, Olivier was becoming more obsessed with directing, often counting on Leigh as his cultured, measured adviser.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultured

Verb

Zhang fell into the water four times and achieved a maximum distance of only 20 meters (66 feet).

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Roadster also did not fly any appreciable distance, landing short of even the 120 feet the Wright Brothers achieved during their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieved

Adjective

All this is fun to read, since Philbrick is an adept and congenial storyteller.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
One of Indian democracy’s great achievements is that even its poorest citizens have proved adept at recognizing when the power of their vote is being wrested away, gauging the consequences and organizing to resist.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of adept

Adjective

The Air Force 1 ’01 Nightmare’s design is an undeniable allusion to the movie’s main antagonist, Pinhead.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
When the Chiefs forced a punt and got the ball back, Mahomes was undeniable in any number of ways.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of undeniable

Verb

Dellucci and his teammates had fulfilled their personal dreams and made history as the fastest franchise to win a World Series.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Gaels owner Derrick Bachman fulfilled his dream of revamping a restaurant in his own vision when Brady’s Public House decided not to renew its lease at 5424 Troost Ave.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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