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Definitions

carry through

VERB

achieve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish attain bring about carry out complete conclude do earn enact end gain manage obtain produce reach realize resolve settle sign solve win work out

STRONG

acquire actualize cap close consummate deliver discharge dispatch effect effectuate execute finish fulfill get negotiate perfect perform procure score seal

WEAK

bring off bring to pass earn wings follow through get done rack up see through wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon begin commence depart destroy fail forfeit give up halt ignore leave lose miss neglect not finish pass question spend start stop unsettle wonder

STRONG

bear create detain forget hold imprison keep open retain surrender unseal yield

VERB

carry out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve execute finalize implement perform realize

WEAK

consummate discharge effect effectuate fulfill meet

Antonyms

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abandon fail halt ignore lose miss neglect stop

WEAK

leave not finish

VERB

carry the ball

Synonyms

WEAK

bear the burden carry on carry one's weight do one's part make go perform

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 do a number 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

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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

effectuate

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve cause create execute generate make produce trigger

WEAK

bring about bring off carry out set off

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon destroy fail halt lose miss ruin stop

VERB

enact

Synonyms

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accomplish appoint decree determine establish execute formulate institute pass ratify

STRONG

command constitute dictate effect effectuate fix make ordain order proclaim railroad sanction set steamroll transact

WEAK

bring about get the floor jam through make into law make laws put in force put through railroad through vote favorably vote in

Antonyms

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abandon deny fail miss refuse veto

STRONG

destroy disallow discourage disorganize dissuade forget halt ignore neglect prevent

WEAK

hinder repeal stop

VERB

endure

Synonyms

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exist go on hold linger live live on persist remain ride out stay survive sustain

STRONG

abide be bide cling last outlast outlive prevail stand superannuate wear

WEAK

be left be long lived be timeless carry on hang on have no end hold on hold out keep on never say die perdure run on stay on stick to wear on wear well

Antonyms

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cease depart die go halt leave quit stop

STRONG

lose move refuse reject

WEAK

discontinue

VERB

finish

Synonyms

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accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up

STRONG

cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap

WEAK

bag it break up bring to a close come deal with get out of the way hang it up have done with make short work of mop up put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off

Antonyms

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begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start

STRONG

disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up

VERB

make

Synonyms

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act carry out conduct do establish form pass perform prepare

STRONG

declare decree draft effect fix formulate frame legislate practice prosecute wage

WEAK

carry on draw up engage in

Antonyms

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fail halt idle leave alone neglect

STRONG

forget ignore

WEAK

deny prevent refute renounce stop veto

VERB

perform

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 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

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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

prosecute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conduct engage in execute pursue

STRONG

continue direct discharge manage perform persist practice wage

WEAK

carry on follow up put through see through work at

Antonyms

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ignore leave

STRONG

cease fail halt mismanage neglect stop

WEAK

exonerate free liberate pardon

VERB

realize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring about carry out complete do

STRONG

actualize consummate effect effectuate fulfill materialize perfect perform reify

WEAK

bring off bring to fruition corporealize make concrete make good make happen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt neglect stop

STRONG

fail

WEAK

ignore lose

VERB

survive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

Example Sentences

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Whether or not the overnight moves would carry through to Thursday’s market open remained an open question, given the barrage of back-and-forth headlines that investors have been fielding recently.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

"We're really proud of the environment and the culture that we've got at the club, and equality and diversity and respect for each other is something that we look to carry through every day."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Executives at the Canadian flagship airline said Wednesday on an earnings call that the return in demand is expected to carry through the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

He added that small organisations that are "mighty" won't have the resilience to carry through this change because the impact is "coming so quickly".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

He had to force himself to carry through every action: Now wrap your hand around the doorknob.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

carry through

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