accomplishments

noun

plural of accomplishment
1
as in successes
a successful result brought about by hard work our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover

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2
as in executions
the doing of an action your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated

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3
as in achievements
the state of being actual or complete a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see

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Recent Examples of accomplishments That more than three hundred thousand packages are delivered somewhere in the world every minute of every day is a monument to his accomplishments. — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 In her new role, Danielle will help celebrate her aunt's life and accomplishments while offering a personal perspective on the woman behind the music, according to a press release announcing the appointment. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 But even with their growing lists of accomplishments, all three designers acknowledge that running an independent label has its challenges. — Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 And poet Countee Cullen’s widow Ida Mae makes sure her husband’s name and accomplishments are on everyone’s mind. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Kelly, who has coasted to victory in the last eight elections, is touting his experience and accomplishments for the district against Wagner, all amid an unpopular war and rising gas and grocery prices. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Lorenzen career and diagnosis Lorenzen has a long list of accomplishments in his stock car racing career. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 That more than 300,000 packages are delivered somewhere in the world every minute of every day is a monument to his accomplishments in building an entirely new industry. — Harvard Business Review, 20 Oct. 2026 Outside of his professional accomplishments, 2026 is also the year that Maxey became a father, having welcomed a daughter in May. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
  1. successes
  2. executions
  3. achievements
  4. implementations
  5. realizations
  6. fulfillments
  7. performances
Noun
  • These are as much a part of Casey’s legacy as the company’s successes, even if UPS never mentioned them publicly during his lifetime and does not acknowledge them in recounting its past today.
    — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The chief also shared the successes the department has had with the system and that Sterling Heights Police Department has no history of misuse of the camera system.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of successes
Noun
  • Public executions by stoning, burning or hanging were originally meant to show a wide audience the consequences of breaking the law for crimes ranging from adultery to robbery to murder.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Florida has carried out more than half of the 32 total executions in the country so far this year, including Reaves.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • Two years later, the Panamanian government awarded him a medal for his baseball achievements, and in the 1930s, he was offered – but declined – the opportunity to coach Panama’s national team for the Central American Olympics.
    — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s Praemium Imperiale laureates were announced on September 8, recognizing artists for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the arts.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of achievements
Noun
  • Developers can now produce many implementations much faster, but the difficult work has not disappeared.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The earbuds also support Dolby Atmos immersive audio, which is more subtle than some spatial audio implementations.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • Already offputting, Reid’s performance of Rapp’s dawning realizations — flipping from dismissive skepticism to feverish belief with little in between — grows less grounded by the minute.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond the self-indulgences, realizations about the nature of life and the rules of society emerge.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of realizations
Noun
  • If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of fulfillments
Noun
  • Those activities could include exhibitions, workshops, performances and other creative experiences throughout downtown.
    — Donald Fountain, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Western Kentucky transfer Koron Hayward anchored that defensive effort with one of the best performances by a defensive lineman in program history.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of performances

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“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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