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attain vs surmount

surmount vs attain

attain and surmount both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attain No No Yes No
surmount No No Yes No
As verbs, surmount is a hyponym of attain; that is, surmount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:
  • attain: reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • surmount: reach the highest point of
Other hyponyms of attain include catch up, scale, access, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.
attain (verb) surmount (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level get on top of; deal with successfully
reach a destination, either real or abstract be or do something to a greater degree
find unexpectedly reach the highest point of
to gain with effort be on top of
Difference between attain and surmount

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