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• past participle of accomplish.
• past tense form of accomplish.

accomplished

American  

[uh-kom-plisht] / əˈkɒm plɪʃt /

adjective

1. completed; done; effected.

   an accomplished fact.

2. highly skilled; expert.

   an accomplished pianist.

3. having all the social graces, manners, and other attainments of polite society.

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accomplished British  

/ əˈkɒmplɪʃt, əˈkʌm- /

adjective

1. successfully completed; achieved

2. expert; proficient

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Usage

What does accomplished mean? Accomplished is used to describe someone who has achieved many impressive things in life or in their career. The verb accomplish means "to carry out or finish an action—to complete what you set out to do." To accomplish a goal is to complete it. Some who is considered accomplished has accomplished a lot. The word is especially used to indicate that a person is very experienced, skilled, and perhaps awarded in their field. It is often paired with words for different professions or hobbies, as in accomplished pianist, accomplished surgeon, and accomplished baker. The word can also be used to describe a work that is considered a special achievement, as in His new album is an accomplished entry in his catalog of work. Example: Tina is an accomplished coder—you could learn a lot from her.

Other Word Forms

• superaccomplished
  adjective
• well-accomplished
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of accomplished

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; accomplish + -ed ²

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Explanation

The adjective accomplished is useful for describing someone who's very good at something. You might use it to talk about yourself if you are an accomplished — or highly skilled — sword swallower. An accomplished ice skater is someone who can do one of those fancy twirls on the ice, and an accomplished cupcake baker is someone you want to be friends with. Another way to use the word accomplished is to mean "successfully completed or finished." You might say, "I accomplished my goal of climbing the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River." Next up: Everest.

Example Sentences

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accomplished

For "Franc", who initiated the event, the mission was accomplished: "This is what we wanted, to come and show Senegalese culture, our pride. Wrestling, it's our sport," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rountree’s interdisciplinary “sessions” run from the musically sophisticated and accomplished to ad hoc and participatory funkiness, less designed to change minds than to relieve democracy anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Traditionally, researchers have accomplished this by accelerating gold nuclei to enormous speeds and crashing them into one another.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

"But I'm walking away feeling super proud and like I've really accomplished something here."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Elisha had provided a piano so Maggie could practice playing and singing; he expected his future wife to be an accomplished musician.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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