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Main Entry:
accomplish [uh-kom-plish]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: succeed in doing
Synonyms: achieve, arrive, attain, bring about, bring off, carry out, conclude, consummate, do, do a bang-up job, do justice, do one proud, do the trick, effect, finish, fulfill, gain, get someplace, get there, hit*, make hay, make it, manage, nail it, perform, produce, pull off, put it over, rack up, reach, realize, score*, sew up, take care of, win
Notes: achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms: abandon, fail, give up, not finish, nullify, relinquish
Main Entry: attain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: achieve, accomplish
Synonyms: accede to, acquire, arrive, arrive at, bring off, come through, complete, cop, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get fat, get hands on, get there, get*, glom onto, grasp, hit, latch onto, make it, obtain, procure, promote, pull off, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win
Notes: obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort
Antonyms: abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, give up, lose, miss, surrender
Main Entry: execute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carry out a task
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, act, administer, administrate, bring off, bring to fruition, cause, come through, complete, consummate, deal with, discharge, do, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, earn wings, effect, enact, enforce, finish, fulfill, get there, govern, hack it, hit*, implement, make it, meet, percolate*, perform, play, polish off, prosecute, pull off, put into effect, put over, put through, realize, render, sail through, score*, take care of, take care of business, transact
Antonyms: abandon, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, leave, miss, neglect, shirk
Main Entry: prevail
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dominate, control
Synonyms: abound, be common, be current, be prevalent, be usual, be victorious, be widespread, beat, best, carry, come out on top, command, conquer, domineer, exist generally, gain, get there, go great guns, go places, hit pay dirt, luck out, make it, make out, master, move out, obtain, overcome, overrule, predominate, preponderate, prove, reign, succeed, take off, triumph, win
Antonyms: lose, surrender
Main Entry: prosper
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be fortunate; succeed
Synonyms: advance, arrive, augment, batten, be enriched, bear, bear fruit, become rich, become wealthy, benefit, bloom, blossom, catch on, do well, do wonders, fare well, fatten, feather nest, flourish, flower, gain, get on, get there, go places, go to town, grow rich, hit it big, hit the jackpot, increase, make a killing, make good, make it, make mark, make money, make out, multiply, produce, progress, rise, score*, strike it rich, thrive, turn out well, yield
Antonyms: fail, lose
Main Entry: pull up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop, halt
Synonyms: arrive, brake, bring up, come to a halt, come to a stop, draw up, fetch up, get there, haul up, pause, reach a standstill
Antonyms: continue, go
Main Entry: thrive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do well
Synonyms: advance, arrive, batten, bear fruit, bloom, blossom, boom, burgeon, develop, flourish, get ahead, get fat, get on, get places, get there, grow, grow rich, increase, make a go, mushroom, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, score*, shine, shoot up, succeed, turn out well, wax
Antonyms: decline, fail, languish, lose
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do something
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, begin, carry on, carry out, consummate, cook, create, develop, do, do a number, do one's thing, enforce, execute, function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town, intrude, knock off, labor, make progress, maneuver, move, officiate, operate, percolate*, perk*, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside, pursue, respond, serve, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, undertake, work out
Notes: an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act
Antonyms: abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop
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