performs

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

Example Sentences

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Both he and Constanze are grieving, and Mozart writes a piece called “Kyrie,” which Constanze performs as an opera — a cathartic moment for both.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Meanwhile, Houston transit police will wear a device on their chests that performs simultaneous translations in 50 languages to assist tourists.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

When compared against an 'average' kicker in the tournament, Harrison - already established as a distinctly above-average kicker - performs even better: she is 8.2 points better than the model predicts.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The memory actually performs better as it becomes smaller, overturning a long-held assumption in electronics.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The boy is happy and performs very well in school.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt