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executes

VERB

kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassinate behead hang murder shoot

STRONG

electrocute eliminate finish gas guillotine liquidate purge

WEAK

bump off do in knock off put away put to death

Antonyms

STRONG

create keep maintain

WEAK

abandon bear disregard fail forget ignore leave miss neglect shirk

VERB

carry out a task

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish complete deal with do enact enforce implement meet perform prosecute pull off take care of

STRONG

achieve act administer administrate cause consummate discharge effect finish fulfill govern hit percolate play realize render score transact

WEAK

bring off bring to fruition come through do the job do the trick do to a T earn wings get there hack it make it polish off put into effect put over put through sail through take care of business

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon cancel cease fail forget give up halt hinder miss neglect prevent stop

STRONG

deny ignore keep lose refuse

WEAK

bear create disregard leave shirk

Example Sentences

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Raising their recommendation to outperform from neutral, the investment bank’s analysts tell clients in a note that News Corp’s earnings are benefiting as the organization executes on content license deals with AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

He adds that the general executes his responsibilities to the best of his abilities.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The agent reads this, and programmed to do as told, executes the command if it has those privileges.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Evercore estimated that if ChatGPT executes well, it could generate over $25 billion in ad revenue by 2030.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

She executes a perfect curtsey, and then she turns and leaves.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern