notch up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of NOTCH

to obtain (as a goal) through effort <a stunning performance that notched up a second Academy Award for the actor>

Synonyms attain, bag, chalk up, clock (up) [chiefly British], gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win

Related Words acquire, capture, carry, draw, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure; amount (to), approach, equal, match, measure up (to), meet, rival, tie, touch; beat, excel, outdo, surpass, top

Near Antonyms fall short (of), miss; fail (at); lose

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