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do a number

VERB

act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin carry out develop do enforce execute function move operate pursue respond serve undertake

STRONG

accomplish achieve consummate cook intrude labor maneuver officiate percolate perk perpetrate persevere persist practice preside

WEAK

carry on do one's thing get in there go about go for broke go for it go in for go that route go to town knock off make progress take effect take part take steps take up transort work out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy discontinue disregard end fail forego forget give up idle ignore leave miss neglect stop

STRONG

cease follow leave alone quit

WEAK

abstain halt hesitate refrain

VERB

effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about enact enforce implement realize

STRONG

actualize actuate begin buy cause complete conceive conclude consummate create effectuate execute follow through fulfill generate induce initiate invoke make perform procure produce render secure sell unzip yield

WEAK

bring off bring on carry through do one's thing do the job do the trick do to a T draw on get across get to give rise to make it make waves pull it off put across turn out turn the trick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail halt hinder lose neglect stop

STRONG

close deny destroy disallow discourage end finish forget give up ignore miss prevent refuse ruin veto

WEAK

overlook

VERB

perform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

display execute give go on offer play present produce represent show stage

STRONG

discourse dramatize emote enact exhibit ham impersonate personate playact render

WEAK

act out appear as be on bring down the house do a turn ham it up put on tread the boards

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold

STRONG

fail

WEAK

direct halt prevent stop

VERB

sham

Synonyms

STRONG

act affect ape assume bluff copy counterfeit fake feign imitate invent lie mislead mock pretend simulate sucker

WEAK

fake it make like play possum put on put up a front shuck and jive

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest be original tell the truth

Example Sentences

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“We need to be more assertive, we need to take higher risk, and we need to do a number of things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I wish they could do a number on me to make me look 27 again.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

They were asked to do a number with the group; the performance ended up lasting for more than an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

White can even jettison a piece as his queen and the rook do a number on the exposed Black king: 21.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The one trying to do a number on Judge Willmore to get his sentence lightened?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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