achievement

achievement
noun
1 thing done successfully
ADJECTIVE
amazing, considerable (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fine, great, important, impressive, major, monumental, no mean (esp. BrE), notable, outstanding, real, remarkable, significant, tremendous

It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete.

This was no mean achievement for the government.

rare
unique
positive
crowning, main, supreme

He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career.

lasting
personal
math, mathematics, reading (all AmE)

low reading achievement in children

artistic, athletic (esp. AmE), cultural, economic, educational, engineering, literary, scientific, sporting (esp. BrE), technical, technological

Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements.

The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements.

VERB + ACHIEVEMENT
be, constitute, represent

This conference in itself represents a solid achievement.

celebrate, honour/honor, recognize

This award honours/honors the achievements of American women in medicine.

PREPOSITION
achievement in

She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.

PHRASES
quite an achievement

To be offered this job is quite an achievement.

2 act of achieving sth
ADJECTIVE
high

two years of consistently high achievement

individual, personal
human

The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement.

academic, educational, intellectual

Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement.

Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.

… OF ACHIEVEMENT
level, standard
VERB + ACHIEVEMENT
measure

standards by which to measure human achievement

ACHIEVEMENT + NOUN
gap

the achievement gap between white and minority schoolchildren

award

He won a lifetime achievement award for cinematography.

test (esp. AmE)

amazing achievement test scores

PHRASES
a feeling of achievement, a sense of achievement

Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.

a lack of achievement
a record of achievement

an impressive record of achievement


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