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Common collocations with achievement in American Collocation

achievement noun

US /əˈtʃivmənt/

impressive

amazing
considerable
exceptional
extraordinary
fantastic
great
impressive
major
no mean
notable
outstanding
remarkable
significant
tremendous

What do you consider are your major achievements?

To do all that before the age of 30 was no mean achievement.

most important

crowning
supreme

This movie is the crowning achievement of the director’s career.

It’s quite an achievement to bring up four children on your own!

of a particular type

academic
artistic
educational
scholastic
sporting
technical
technological

His scholastic achievements were not outstanding, although he managed to become sports champion.

business
engineering
research

Her research achievements were in the field of molecular technology.

acknowledge
celebrate
highlight
honour
mark
recognize
reward

The International Student Awards are designed to celebrate the achievements of international students studying in the UK.