attain vs access

access vs attain

attain is not a noun while access is a noun.

attain and access both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attain	No	No	Yes	No
access	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, access is a hyponym of attain; that is, access is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:

attain: reach a destination, either real or abstract
access: reach or gain access to

Other hyponyms of attain include catch up, scale, surmount, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.

attain (noun)	access (noun)
	the act of approaching or entering
	a way of entering or leaving
	(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
	the right to enter
	the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
	a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

attain (verb)	access (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	reach or gain access to
reach a destination, either real or abstract	obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
find unexpectedly
to gain with effort

Difference between attain and access

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