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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

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

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performs

The trio performs Saturday at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach as part of a series of shows that will take the band to the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Outside, Alicante performs the same trick on a larger scale.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

It’s that my body sometimes performs similar, involuntarily reactions in both cases.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The new metacrystal performs the sorting process on its own.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The man on the stage, a slick-haired, bearded fellow whose white gloves move like birds against the black of his suit, performs simple tricks and sleight-of-hand misdirections.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern