achievement vs attainment

attainment vs achievement

achievement and attainment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
achievement	Yes	No	No	No
attainment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attainment is a hyponym of achievement; that is, attainment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than achievement:

achievement: the action of accomplishing something
attainment: the act of achieving an aim

Other hyponyms of achievement 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, freeing, liberation, release, base on balls, pass, walk, haymaking, face saver, face saving, enlisting, recruitment, smooth.

achievement (noun)	attainment (noun)
the action of accomplishing something	the act of achieving an aim
	arrival at a new stage
	an ability that has been acquired by training

Difference between achievement and attainment

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