accomplish

verb

ə-ˈkäm-plish How to pronounce accomplish (audio)
Definition of accomplishnext
as in to achieve
to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency

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How does the verb accomplish contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of accomplish are achieve, discharge, effect, execute, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.

accomplished everything they set out to do

How are the words achieve and accomplish related?

Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.

achieve greatness

When might discharge be a better fit than accomplish?

The synonyms discharge and accomplish are sometimes interchangeable, but discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.

discharged his duties

How do effect and achieve relate to one another, in the sense of accomplish?

Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.

effected sweeping reforms

When can execute be used instead of accomplish?

While in some cases nearly identical to accomplish, execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.

executed the hit-and-run

In what contexts can fulfill take the place of accomplish?

The words fulfill and accomplish are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.

fulfilled their ambitions

When could perform be used to replace accomplish?

The words perform and accomplish can be used in similar contexts, but perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.

performed gymnastics

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplish
  1. achieve
  2. fulfill
  3. perform
  4. execute
  5. do
  6. make
  7. implement
Verb
  • The hands-on classes at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona represented the first step toward achieving that dream.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • Today, emergency rooms nationwide rely on ambulances staffed by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics (those who have achieved the highest level of EMT training) to keep patients alive en route to hospitals.
    — Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
  • Wineries and craft beverage producers will offer tastings, artisans will display and sell their products, and musicians will perform in three areas throughout the day.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Definition of perform
Verb
  • The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.
    — Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
Definition of execute
Verb
  • The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Definition of do
Verb
  • Corporate earnings Shares of UnitedHealth closed down 5.1% after reports that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The brand makes our favorite down comforter, the best budget bamboo sheets, and the best affordable linen sheets.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Definition of make
Verb
  • This means implementing strong guardrails that prevent models from generating harmful content, engaging in deceptive practices, or making decisions that violate human rights.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Definition of implement
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