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performing
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performing
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fulfilling a function |
| Synonyms: | achieving, acting, carrying out, doing, effecting, fulfilling, operating |
| Main Entry: | perform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, act, be engaged in, behave, bring about, bring off, carry through, carry to completion, complete, comply, deliver the goods, discharge, dispose of, do, do justice to, do to a turn, effect, end, enforce, execute, finish, fulfill, function, go that route, implement, meet, move, observe, operate, percolate, perk, pull off, put through, react, realize, run with the ball, satisfy, take, take care of business, tick, transact, wind up, work |
| Antonyms: | fail, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | perform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, depict as entertainment |
| Synonyms: | act out, appear as, be on, bring down the house, discourse, display, do a number, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, execute, exhibit, give, go on, ham it up, ham, impersonate, offer, personate, play, playact, present, produce, put on, render, represent, show, stage, tread the boards |
| Antonyms: | direct |
| Main Entry: | broadcasting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informing via electronic media |
| Synonyms: | air time, airing, announcing, auditioning, newscasting, performing, posting online, putting on program, radio, reporting, telecasting, television, transmission, transmitting |
| Main Entry: | doing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishing, accomplishment, achieving, act, action, carrying out, deed, execution, exploit, handiwork, implementation, performance, performing, thing |
| Main Entry: | engaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | operating; busy |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, at work, committed, connected with, dealing in, deep, doing, employed, engrossed, immersed, in place, in use, intent, interested, involved, occupied, performing, practicing, preoccupied, pursuing, rapt, signed, tied up, unavailable, working, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | disengaged, inoperable, not working |
| Main Entry: | histrionics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theatrics |
| Synonyms: | dramatics, dramatization, performance, performing |
| Notes: | histrionics is a deliberate display of emotion for effect; hysterics is a fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying or frantic emotional behavior |
| Main Entry: | making |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imagination |
| Synonyms: | authoring, building, causation, composition, conception, constituting, construction, contriving, designing, devising, fabrication, fancying, fashioning, forging, formulation, occasioning, origination, performing, planning, producing, production, shaping |
| Main Entry: | operating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | causing to function |
| Synonyms: | accomplishing, administering, at work, conducting, contriving, determining, directing, driving, executing, finishing, fulfilling, guiding, maintaining, managing, manipulating, moving, ordering, performing, practicing, regulating, revolving, running, serving, spinning, supervising, sustaining, transacting, turning, using, wielding |
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