accomplishment

noun

ac·​com·​plish·​ment ə-ˈkäm-plish-mənt  -ˈkəm- 

1

: the act or fact of accomplishing something : completion

accomplishment of a goal

a feeling of accomplishment

2

: something that has been accomplished : achievement

Her family is proud of her academic accomplishments.

an impressive accomplishment

3

a

: a quality or ability equipping one for society

b

: a special skill or ability acquired by training or practice

Her knowledge of foreign languages is one of her many accomplishments.

Synonyms of accomplishment

• success
• achievement

Examples of accomplishment in a Sentence

Her family is proud of all her academic accomplishments.

one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of the century

We celebrated the accomplishment of all our goals.

Her knowledge of foreign languages is among her many accomplishments.

Recent Examples on the Web

Secretive to the extreme, the company did not announce this accomplishment until a blog post by Bezos on January 2, 2007. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026

Students are selected based on leadership and service to their school and community and have demonstrated exceptional scholarship, visual, creative, and performing arts talent and accomplishment in career and technical fields. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

Cohen’s record Cohen, in an interview with The Times, said her accomplishments include getting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) published closer to its due date. —Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

The latter has had far more time to iterate and refine its hardware designs, and the Z Fold 7 is a stunning accomplishment. —Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English accomplisshment, borrowed from Anglo-French accomplissement, from acompliss-, stem of acomplir "to accomplish" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

accomplishment

noun

ac·​com·​plish·​ment ə-ˈkäm-plish-mənt  -ˈkəm- 

1

: the act of accomplishing : completion

2

: something accomplished : achievement

3

: an ability, social quality, or skill gained through training or practice