Accomplish
What it means
To bring a planned and worthwhile result into reality through action.
Reach for it when emphasizing successful completion rather than effort alone
The volunteers can accomplish the restoration before the rainy season.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
pull off
Fits when success was difficult, surprising, or resourceful
Careful The phrase is too breezy for a solemn public achievement.
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everyday
Fits when a valued goal or level has been reached
Careful Achieve fits a goal better than a routine item on a checklist.
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everyday
carry out
Fits when following through on a plan or instruction is central
Careful A carried-out plan can still miss its objective.
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warm
Fits when a promise, duty, need, or potential is being honored
Careful Fulfill is awkward for building a physical object.
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professional
Fits when all required parts of a task are finished
Careful Completion can still leave the intended outcome unrealized.
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professional
Fits when the result is provided to people who depend on it
Careful Deliver may imply a client or deadline that is absent here.
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formal
Fits when an idea or ambition becomes concrete
Careful Realize can also mean understand, which may blur a simple instruction.
Opposites 3
- fail
- abandon
- forfeit
Common phrases 3
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accomplish a goal
Daily practice helped Inez accomplish a goal that once felt distant.
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accomplish the task
Two careful hours were enough to accomplish the task.
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accomplish more
Clear priorities let the small crew accomplish more without rushing.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: TreeMama, Southern California accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated