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.

The first records of the word accomplished as an adjective come from the 1300s. Its base word, the verb accomplish, comes from the Old French acomplir, meaning “to complete,” ultimately from the Latin complēre, which means to “to fill up” and is also the basis of the word complete.

The word accomplished often implies that someone is very skilled or experienced in the field that they’re known for. But at the heart of the word is the idea that such a person has completed many goals or achieved many things. An accomplished person isn’t just skilled—they have often achieved many awards and accolades.

What are some synonyms for accomplished?

• successful
• decorated

What are some words that share a root or word element with accomplished? 

• accomplish
• accomplishment
• complete

What are some words that often get used in discussing accomplished?

• experienced
• award
• achieve
• success
• accolade
• musician
• singer
• artist

Accomplished is most often paired with words that refer to a specific profession or hobby.

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— Free Library of Philadelphia (@FreeLibrary) December 16, 2020

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— Renee Chou (@chouchoutv) December 17, 2020

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— Variety (@Variety) December 12, 2020

Is accomplished used correctly in the following sentence?

“He’s an accomplished scientist, but he’s inexperienced and has a lot to learn in his field.”