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performance

[per-fawr-muhns] / pərˈfɔr məns /
NOUN
accomplishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achievement act conduct work
STRONG
administration attainment completion consummation discharge enforcement execution exploit feat fruition fulfillment pursuance realization
WEAK
carrying-out doing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
failure
STRONG
disregard neglect unfulfillment
WEAK
direction ineffectualness inefficiency
NOUN
acting, depiction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act appearance behavior concert dance display drama opera play portrayal presentation production show
STRONG
ballet burlesque business ceremony custom exhibition gig interpretation matinee offering pageant recital rehearsal representation review revue rigmarole rite set special spectacle stunt to-do
WEAK
stage show
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hiding reality
WEAK
direction failure ineffectualness inefficiency
NOUN
efficiency
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action conduct operation practice
STRONG
efficacy exercise functioning pursuit running working
Antonyms
STRONGEST
idleness inaction
STRONG
uselessness
WEAK
direction failure ineffectualness inefficiency

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Note that the gold-platinum ratio sheds little light on the stock market’s performance over the next month or two.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Ranger welcomed Wrexham council's decision to challenge Royal Mail on its performance.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Ms. Edebiri’s restrained and moving performance makes us reflect upon how radical that was, and maybe still is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Mary is bedraggled and wet, begging for a gown for a comeback performance in a few days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Reviews of the performance in Forverts devoted paragraphs to the particularly inspired casting of Lewis as the monster Chenya, trapped in Tsvishn Veltn, Between Worlds.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Vocabulary lists containing performance

Academy Awards, List 6

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