Feat
n.capable, resilienteveryday
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.
Choose between these
7- everyday
success over serious adversity is central
not when Triumph adds victory and grandeur absent from some feats.
- warm
completed effort deserves personal recognition
not when Accomplishment does not necessarily imply exceptional skill.
- professional
the successful result matters more than difficulty
not when Achievement can cover routine goals that are not feats.
- professional
the result marks progress in a longer journey
not when A milestone may arrive through time rather than exceptional effort.
- formal
tour de force
mastery is displayed in one impressive work
not when A modest result cannot carry the scale implied by tour de force.
- literary
exploit
bold adventurous action is celebrated
not when Exploit can also mean taking unfair advantage.
- literary
one inspired action produced the success
not when Masterstroke emphasizes cleverness, not sustained endurance.
Said against
3- failure
- fiasco
- nonachievement
It naturally appears in
3- remarkable feat
Completing the rescue in that weather was a remarkable feat.
- feat of engineering
The suspension bridge remains a feat of engineering.
- no mean feat
Serving every village before winter was no mean feat.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: difficult achievement opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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