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attain vs culminate

culminate vs attain

attain and culminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attain No No Yes No
culminate No No Yes No
As verbs, culminate is a hyponym of attain; that is, culminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:
  • attain: reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • culminate: reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
Other hyponyms of attain include catch up, scale, surmount, access, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, come through, get through, ground, run aground.
As verbs, culminate is a hyponym of attain; that is, culminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:
  • attain: to gain with effort
  • culminate: reach the highest or most decisive point
Other hyponyms of attain include score, get to, make, progress to, reach, begin, come to, strike, compass, average, finagle, manage, wangle.
attain (verb) culminate (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
reach a destination, either real or abstract rise to, or form, a summit
find unexpectedly bring to a head or to the highest point
to gain with effort reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
reach the highest or most decisive point
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