deliver the goods vs attain

attain vs deliver the goods

deliver the goods and attain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deliver the goods	No	No	Yes	No
attain	No	No	Yes	No

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

deliver the goods: attain success or reach a desired goal
attain: to gain with effort

Other hyponyms of deliver the goods include hit, bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, nail, nail down, peg, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it, slay.

deliver the goods (verb)	attain (verb)
attain success or reach a desired goal	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	find unexpectedly
	to gain with effort

Difference between deliver the goods and attain

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