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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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The English actor’s star turn came in the 1934 movie “Evergreen,” in which she performs the Rodgers and Hart song “Dancing on the Ceiling.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

During the online show, Rhodes’ character Austin Drizzles, who performs the crackpot weekly weather report, would field calls from crazed viewers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Sounding like Lady Gaga fronting Evanesence, she performs it while tethered to her guitarists with giant neon ropes.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Using that property, the researchers proposed a photonic quantum circuit that performs a quantum Fourier transformation for W states with any number of photons.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

As we talk, he is walking a circular route around the classroom, straightening and fluffing the upholstery on the couches and chairs, a ritual he performs numerous times a day, always in a clockwise direction.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove