major milestone
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
pivotal · triumph · success · celebration · finish line · graduation · launch · victory · threshold · goal · pinnacle · crowning · watershed · historic · monumental · deadline · progress · checkpoint
significance
major milestoneminor detail
Insignificant specific element
non-event · nothing special · footnote · blip · business as usual
progress direction
major milestonecrushing defeat
Overwhelming, decisive loss
critical failure · total disaster · rock bottom · downfall · derailment