achieved 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of achievednext
as in realized

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verb

past tense of achieve
1
as in attained
to obtain (as a goal) through effort finally achieved stardom

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2
as in accomplished
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 achieved
Verb
Mercado Libre achieved 99% fraud detection, while DoorDash saved millions with a voice portal. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 After two years as a primary reliever, Lynch finally achieved his goal of being handed the baseball first for the Royals. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 AlphaFold achieved remarkable accuracy at predicting a protein’s likely three-dimensional structure. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads? — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars. — Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 Mata-Real achieved his dreams playing professional basketball. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieved
  1. realized
  2. attained
  3. accomplished
  4. terminated
  5. won
  6. fulfilled
  7. finished
  8. gained
Adjective
  • Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Definition of realized
Verb
  • As of Tuesday morning, shares in SpaceX had plunged nearly 50% in value below a peak attained on June 16 in the frenzied aftermath of its IPO, which was the largest in history.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of attained
Verb
  • That record of 70 is shared by Jacoby Ellsbury, who accomplished the feat in the majors in 2009, and David Hamilton, who swiped the same total at Double-A in 2022.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Marshall Faulk and Christian McCaffrey are the only other football players to have accomplished the same, according to NBC Sports.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplished
Adjective
  • Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of terminated
Verb
  • No away team had won in the previous 14 meetings between the clubs across all competitions.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Washington decidedthat the argument had already been won and stopped making it.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of won
Verb
  • The implication of Zolghadr’s statement was that these conditions must be fulfilled before or in tandem with concessions on the strait, which would be at odds with the formula set out in the memorandum of understanding.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Daurawa said all the couples had undergone screening and counseling before the ceremony and that all religious and legal requirements had been fulfilled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Adjective
  • Made of eco-friendly shipping containers, Pittsburgh's bright blue container house features four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms spread across three finished levels, as well as a rooftop deck.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Bluesign System Substances List (BSSL) outlines consumer safety limits for substances in finished textile products.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Shares have jumped 48% year to date and gained 2% in the premarket.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In July, OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous AI agent escaped the boundaries of a cybersecurity evaluation and ultimately gained unauthorized access to Hugging Face's production infrastructure.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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