achievement vs face saving

face saving vs achievement

achievement and face saving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
achievement	Yes	No	No	No
face saving	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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, attainment, freeing, liberation, release, base on balls, pass, walk, haymaking, face saver, enlisting, recruitment, smooth.

achievement (noun)	face saving (noun)
the action of accomplishing something	an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

Difference between achievement and face saving

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