Attainment
What it means
A valued result, skill, or level that has been reached.
Reach for it when recognizing a completed gain rather than the effort still underway
Fluency was a hard-won attainment after years of evening study.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when a completed success deserves familiar praise
Careful Achievement is broader and may name a single deed rather than a level reached.
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everyday
Fits when improvement or advantage matters more than ceremony
Careful Gain can be accidental or temporary, unlike a substantive attainment.
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warm
Fits when effort has produced a finished result worth celebrating
Careful Accomplishment does not naturally describe gaining a state such as independence.
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professional
Fits when the result marks progress within a longer journey
Careful A milestone can be scheduled or symbolic before any ability is attained.
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professional
Fits when formal assessment has recognized the result
Careful A qualification is conferred by an authority and does not cover private growth.
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formal
Fits when the gained level is thorough command of a skill
Careful Mastery is too strong for an intermediate attainment.
Opposites 3
- failure
- loss
- setback
Common phrases 3
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educational attainment
Educational attainment rose after the college added evening classes.
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proud attainment
Completing the first independent design was a proud attainment.
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level of attainment
The portfolio shows her current level of attainment more clearly than one test.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated