attain vs score

score vs attain

attain is not a noun while score is a noun.

attain and score both are verbs.

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

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

attain: to gain with effort
score: get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

Other hyponyms of attain include get to, make, progress to, reach, begin, come to, strike, culminate, compass, average, finagle, manage, wangle.

attain (noun)	score (noun)
	the act of scoring in a game or sport
	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
	the facts about an actual situation
	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

attain (verb)	score (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
reach a destination, either real or abstract	make underscoring marks
find unexpectedly	gain points in a game
to gain with effort	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
	make small marks into the surface of
	induce to have sex
	write a musical score for

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