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succeed vs achieve

achieve vs succeed

succeed and achieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
succeed No No Yes No
achieve No No Yes No
As verbs, achieve is a hyponym of succeed; that is, achieve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than succeed:
  • succeed: attain success or reach a desired goal
  • achieve: to gain with effort
succeed (verb) achieve (verb)
attain success or reach a desired goal to gain with effort
be the successor (of)
Difference between succeed and achieve

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