ACHIEVES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

achieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of achieve

as in attains

to obtain (as a goal) through effort finally achieved stardom

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as in accomplishes

to carry through (as a process) to completion finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids

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Recent Examples of achieves And while tax law partially achieves his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, the reality is a little more complicated. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The jacket achieves weather-resistant performance through a unique process where Hermin Textiin weaves ultra-fine lyocell yarns into a dense ripstop, then compacts it with heat. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The decisive question in the contest between Beijing and Washington may therefore not be who achieves artificial general intelligence first, but who can bankroll the race. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Football too is a collective effort, where no player achieves greatness alone; musicians are supported by an entire ecosystem of peers, producers, engineers and creative talent. — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026 The compelling series achieves a provocative dissection of it all with rare confidence without the overindulgence of distracting CGI tossed in for sheer spectacle. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026 With the season’s final two episodes not provided to critics, there’s no way to say yet whether The Lowdown achieves that mythical outcome of all mystery seasons, the Finale That Pulls It All Together. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Here, the honey bee achieves the same objective with flexible structures that continually twist and change shape. — Mike McRae 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 The resulting material achieves half the profile of standard ferrite plates while handling high power densities. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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At the heart of Fee’s heroic narratives is the idea of a self that attains purity.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of attains

Verb

Seattle accomplishes this by masterfully disguising defensive assignments before the snap, which can force Mahomes to diagnose where to go with the football only after dropping back.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
By avoiding a price cut, this option maintains the value of your property and nearby residences but still accomplishes your goal of bringing would-be buyers to your place.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

Verb

Both parties expect whoever wins in November to do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Ultimately, whoever wins the World Series will merely be setting the stage for an offseason that could have massive ramifications for the sport.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wins

Verb

Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Whether lawmakers accept those limits will help determine how much authority the federal government gains over advanced AI systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
That tension was the start point for Second Nature, a theme that frames denim as a living material that changes, evolves and gains character through time, touch and wear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gains

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The re-emergence of a long-unseen Jean-Michel Basquiat masterpiece is a miracle the art market occasionally performs.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Brooks performs in the round, meaning anyone can see him on the stage regardless of where they’re seated.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of performs

Verb

Ukraine's General Staff that day said its forces hit an electronics plant in Oryol that makes components for the cruise and ballistic missiles Russia fires at Ukrainian cities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Pulling on a long rope of influences that begins with the Wilsons and runs through British prog, bedroom pop, and chillwave, Doomed is a serene and satisfying collection which, like its forebears, makes a personal matter of universal consciousness.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of makes

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How can Christians, who both grieve and celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, support a flawed justice system that inevitably executes innocents?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Some of the chip designs that the company executes, like those which animate an iPhone or a Mac, are inestimably precious trade secrets.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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