Feat
What it means
An achievement requiring notable skill, courage, or effort.
Reach for it when crediting an accomplishment whose difficulty is clear
Crossing the channel safely was a remarkable feat of teamwork.
Words to choose between 7
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everyday
Fits when success over serious adversity is central
Careful Triumph adds victory and grandeur absent from some feats.
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warm
Fits when completed effort deserves personal recognition
Careful Accomplishment does not necessarily imply exceptional skill.
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professional
Fits when the successful result matters more than difficulty
Careful Achievement can cover routine goals that are not feats.
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professional
Fits when the result marks progress in a longer journey
Careful A milestone may arrive through time rather than exceptional effort.
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formal
tour de force
Fits when mastery is displayed in one impressive work
Careful A modest result cannot carry the scale implied by tour de force.
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literary
exploit
Fits when bold adventurous action is celebrated
Careful Exploit can also mean taking unfair advantage.
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literary
Fits when one inspired action produced the success
Careful Masterstroke emphasizes cleverness, not sustained endurance.
Opposites 3
- failure
- fiasco
- nonachievement
Common phrases 3
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remarkable feat
Completing the rescue in that weather was a remarkable feat.
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feat of engineering
The suspension bridge remains a feat of engineering.
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no mean feat
Serving every village before winter was no mean feat.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated