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attain
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ATTAIN
1
to obtain (as a goal) through effort <Napoléon had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point>
Synonyms attain, bag, chalk up, clock (up) [chiefly British], gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win
2
to receive as return for effort <with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession>
Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win
Related Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
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