accomplishment vs face saver

face saver vs accomplishment

accomplishment and face saver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accomplishment	Yes	No	No	No
face saver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, face saver is a hyponym of accomplishment; that is, face saver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accomplishment:

accomplishment: the action of accomplishing something
face saver: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

Other hyponyms of accomplishment include beachhead, foothold, cakewalk, effort, exploit, feat, masterpiece, masterstroke, credit, performance, record, track record, accomplished fact, fait accompli, going, sledding, arrival, reaching, close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker, attainment, freeing, liberation, release, base on balls, pass, walk, haymaking, face saving, enlisting, recruitment, smooth.

accomplishment (noun)	face saver (noun)
the action of accomplishing something	an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
an ability that has been acquired by training

Difference between accomplishment and face saver

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