accomplished

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US/əˈkɑm.plɪʃt/UK/əˈkʌm.plɪʃt/UK/əˈkɒm.plɪʃt/

adjective

Completed; effected; established.

“an accomplished fact”

CommonScrabble 24

Meanings

adjectiveaccomplished (comparative more accomplished, superlative most accomplished)

comparative more accomplished · superlative most accomplished · alternative accomplisht

  1. Completed; effected; established.

    an accomplished fact

    1 more example

    When he described the settlers' dominance as accomplished, he meant that it was a fait accompli.

  2. Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.

    an accomplished scholar

    5 more examples

    an accomplished villain

    Daughter of God and Man, accompliſht Eve,

    1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, line 660

    When Margaret Frances Desha returned to Batesville, the most accomplished woman of the town, she was wooed and won by William French Denton, a distinguished lawyer of Batesville, and a gift of Tennessee to Arkansas growth.

    1967, Josiah Hazen Shinn, Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, →ISBN, page 335

    The presence of the dog and hart further clarifies the meaning of these scenes: hunting was one of the ways in which an accomplished young man could assert himself.

    1997, Giovanni Levi, Jean-Claude Schmitt, A History of Young People in the West - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 36

    Knowing this, makes all the difference in the world as to how you will be received as an accomplished young lady when you are presented to the world, and later presented to your Adam.

    2007, Keisha Clark, The Young Lady's Guide to Charm, Style & Femininity, →ISBN, page 82
  3. Showing skill and artistry.

    an accomplished first novel

    1 more example

    "Oh! yes—the handsomest young lady that ever was seen; and so accomplished!—She plays and sings all day long. In the next room is a new instrument just come down for her—a present from my master; she comes here to-morrow with him."

    1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 7–8
verb

alternative accomplisht

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of accomplish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehighly skilled

adjectivesuccessfully completed or brought to an end

adjectivesettled securely and unconditionally

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

* First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek τέλειος
  • τέλειος (téleios)completed
Bulgarian завършен, съвършен
  • завършен (zavăršen)completed
  • съвършен (săvăršen)completed
Chinese Mandarin 完成了的, 既成的
  • 完成了的 (wánchéng le de)completed
  • 既成的 (jìchéng de)completed
  • 有造詣的 /有造诣的 (yǒu zàoyì de)having many accomplishments
  • 純熟 /纯熟 (chúnshú)showing skill
  • 熟練 /熟练 (shúliàn)showing skill
  • 精通的 (jīngtōng de)showing skill
Dutch voldaan, voldane
  • voldaancompleted
  • voldanecompleted
  • voltrokkencompleted
  • bedrevenhaving many accomplishments
  • bedrevenshowing skill
Finnish loppuun suoritettu, toteutettu
  • loppuun suoritettucompleted
  • toteutettucompleted
  • tunnettucompleted
  • hyväksyttycompleted
  • pätevähaving many accomplishments
  • ansiokasshowing skill
French accompli, accompli
  • accomplicompleted
  • accomplihaving many accomplishments
German erreicht, realisiert
  • erreichtcompleted
  • realisiertcompleted
  • bewerkstelligtcompleted
  • vollendetcompleted
  • vollendethaving many accomplishments
  • fähighaving many accomplishments
  • versierthaving many accomplishments
  • vollendetshowing skill
Hindi पूरा, पूर्ण
  • पूरा (pūrā)completed
  • पूर्ण (pūrṇ)completed
Indonesian telah selesai, telah jadi
  • telah selesaicompleted
  • telah jadicompleted
Italian compiuto
  • compiutocompleted
Japanese 完成した, 完了した
  • 完成した (kansei-shita)completed
  • 完了した (kanryō-shita)completed
Polish dokonany, osiągnąwszy wiele
  • dokonanycompleted
  • osiągnąwszy wielehaving many accomplishments
  • utalentowanyshowing skill
Portuguese realizado, bem-sucedido
  • realizadocompleted
  • bem-sucedidohaving many accomplishments
  • realizadohaving many accomplishments
  • genialshowing skill
Russian завершённый, совершённый
  • завершённый (zaveršónnyj)completed
  • совершённый (soveršónnyj)completed
  • зако́нченный (zakónčennyj)completed
  • сверши́вшийся (sveršívšijsja)completed
  • зако́нченный (zakónčennyj)having many accomplishments
  • уме́лый (umélyj)showing skill
Spanish logrado, realizado
  • logradocompleted
  • realizadocompleted
  • cumplidocompleted
  • consumadocompleted
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APA

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Chicago

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