Meanings
nounoverachievement (countable and uncountable, plural overachievements)
plural overachievements
- countableuncountableA greater than anticipated achievement.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbetter than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Latinad
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*káput
- Proto-Italic*kaput
- Latincaput
- Latincapus
- Vulgar Latin*accapāre
- Old Frenchachever
- Old Frenchachevement
- Middle Frenchachevement
- Englishachievement
- Englishoverachievement
From over- + achievement.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 超過預期的成就, 超过预期的成就
- 超過預期的成就greater than anticipated achievement
- 超过预期的成就 (chāoguòyùqīdechéngjiù)greater than anticipated achievement
Finnish ylisuoritus
- ylisuoritusgreater than anticipated achievement
Cite this entry
APA
overachievement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overachievement
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“overachievement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overachievement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overachievement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overachievement.
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