performs

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carry out, accomplish v.
act, depict as entertainment v.

VERB

carry out, accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve act behave complete do execute finish function implement meet observe operate take work

STRONG

comply discharge effect end enforce fulfill move percolate perk react realize satisfy tick transact

WEAK

be engaged in bring about bring off carry through carry to completion deliver the goods dispose of do justice to do to a turn go that route pull off put through run with the ball take care of business wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain avoid bear cancel cease create destroy discontinue dodge fail forget give up halt idle ignore keep lose maintain miss neglect stop

STRONG

deny dissuade overlook refuse

WEAK

direct prevent

VERB

act, depict as entertainment

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 number 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

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performs

The AI system - which performs tasks like browsing the web and using apps by itself - "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, Saachi Jain, head of safety systems at OpenAI, said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

MRO performs aircraft maintenance and modifications at facilities in the U.S., as well as in Mexico, El Salvador and Colombia, where costs can be significantly lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Muse is meant as something different: a robot that performs tasks for you across the internet.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

This method allows researchers to compare multiple therapies across many different trials and estimate how each one performs relative to the others.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

She learns surveillance techniques, performs backflips, and masters the removal of handcuffs and straitjackets.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart