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

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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

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

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abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold

STRONG

fail

WEAK

direct halt prevent stop

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performs

“DJing’s not about playing wicked records. It’s about playing wicked records on a system,” said Sam Shepherd, who performs under the name Floating Points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

His songs have sections that resemble verses, bridges and choruses, but they unfold in strange ways and seem inseparable from how he performs them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

We give him some gloves, and he performs heroics - makes some fantastic saves.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Friendly outlets are the audience he performs for, while hostile ones are the villains he performs against.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

On the page, punctuation performs its grammatical function, but in the mind of the reader it does more than that.

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