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execute

[ek-si-kyoot] / ˈɛk sɪˌkyut /
VERB
kill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassinate behead hang murder shoot
STRONG
electrocute eliminate finish gas guillotine liquidate purge
WEAK
bump off do in knock off put away put to death
VERB
carry out a task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish complete deal with do enact enforce implement meet perform prosecute pull off take care of
STRONG
achieve act administer administrate cause consummate discharge effect finish fulfill govern percolate realize render score transact
WEAK
bring off bring to fruition come through do the job do the trick do to a T earn wings get there hack it make it polish off put into effect put over put through sail through take care of business
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon cancel fail forget give up halt hinder neglect stop
STRONG
deny ignore
WEAK
disregard shirk

Example Sentences

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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, “The entire Department serves at the direction of the President and will execute his military objectives without fail.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

This week, Hannah Erin Lang reports on Public, a privately held brokerage firm that’s rolling out a feature allowing customers to use AI to automate their investing tactics and execute trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As Barron’s previously reported, machines of the future may be able to execute something called Shor’s algorithm: a quantum algorithm that can factor large numbers into their prime components.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"Execution is another thing and I certainly didn't execute as well as I could have."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

My plan was to follow this catwalk to a prominent rock prow in the center of the wall and thereby execute an end run around the ugly, avalanche-swept lower half of the face.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer