achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /

VERB

bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish attain bring about carry out complete conclude do earn enact end gain manage obtain produce reach realize resolve settle sign solve win work out

STRONG

acquire actualize cap close consummate deliver discharge dispatch effect effectuate execute finish fulfill get negotiate perfect perform procure score seal

WEAK

bring off bring to pass carry through earn wings follow through get done rack up see through wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon begin commence depart destroy fail forfeit give up halt ignore leave lose miss neglect not finish pass question spend start stop unsettle wonder

STRONG

bear create detain forget hold imprison keep open retain surrender unseal yield

Example Sentences

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The company has lofty ambitions of creating personal and business agents for its 3.5 billion daily active users and is building AI models to achieve those goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Ofcom's threshold of "good performance" was far lower than average 4G speeds - but mobile networks still failed to achieve them most of the time.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The Biden administration demonstrated what successful analysis and action-oriented coordination could achieve, with its agency-led supply-chain studies and interagency Supply Chain Resilience Council.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The Florentines made Paulo Vitelli their captain, a very able man and one who rose from being a private citizen to achieve great prestige.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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