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Definitions

carry through

VERB
achieve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish attain bring about carry out complete conclude do earn enact end gain manage obtain produce reach realize resolve settle sign solve win work out
STRONG
acquire actualize cap close consummate deliver discharge dispatch effect effectuate execute finish fulfill get negotiate perfect perform procure score seal
WEAK
bring off bring to pass earn wings follow through get done rack up see through wind up
Antonyms
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abandon begin commence depart destroy fail forfeit give up halt ignore leave lose miss neglect not finish pass question spend start stop unsettle wonder
STRONG
bear create detain forget hold imprison keep open retain surrender unseal yield
VERB
carry out
Synonyms
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accomplish achieve execute finalize implement perform realize
WEAK
consummate discharge effect effectuate fulfill meet
Antonyms
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abandon fail halt ignore lose miss neglect stop
WEAK
leave not finish
VERB
carry the ball
Synonyms
WEAK
bear the burden carry on carry one's weight do one's part make go perform
VERB
effect
Synonyms
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achieve bring about enact enforce implement realize
STRONG
actualize actuate begin buy cause complete conceive conclude consummate create effectuate execute follow through fulfill generate induce initiate invoke make perform procure produce render secure sell unzip yield
WEAK
bring off bring on do a number do one's thing do the job do the trick do to a T draw on get across get to give rise to make it make waves pull it off put across turn out turn the trick
Antonyms
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fail halt hinder lose neglect stop
STRONG
close deny destroy disallow discourage end finish forget give up ignore miss prevent refuse ruin veto
WEAK
overlook
VERB
effectuate
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve cause create execute generate make produce trigger
WEAK
bring about bring off carry out set off
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon destroy fail halt lose miss ruin stop
VERB
enact
Synonyms
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accomplish appoint decree determine establish execute formulate institute pass ratify
STRONG
command constitute dictate effect effectuate fix make ordain order proclaim railroad sanction set steamroll transact
WEAK
bring about get the floor jam through make into law make laws put in force put through railroad through vote favorably vote in
Antonyms
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abandon deny fail miss refuse veto
STRONG
destroy disallow discourage disorganize dissuade forget halt ignore neglect prevent
WEAK
hinder repeal stop
VERB
endure
Synonyms
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exist go on hold linger live live on persist remain ride out stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide be bide cling last outlast outlive prevail stand superannuate wear
WEAK
be left be long lived be timeless carry on hang on have no end hold on hold out keep on never say die perdure run on stay on stick to wear on wear well
Antonyms
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cease depart die go halt leave quit stop
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lose move refuse reject
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discontinue
VERB
finish
Synonyms
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accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up
STRONG
cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap
WEAK
bag it break up bring to a close come deal with get out of the way hang it up have done with make short work of mop up put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off
Antonyms
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begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start
STRONG
disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up
VERB
make
Synonyms
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act carry out conduct do establish form pass perform prepare
STRONG
declare decree draft effect fix formulate frame legislate practice prosecute wage
WEAK
carry on draw up engage in
Antonyms
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fail halt idle leave alone neglect
STRONG
forget ignore
WEAK
deny prevent refute renounce stop veto
VERB
perform
Synonyms
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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 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
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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
prosecute
Synonyms
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conduct engage in execute pursue
STRONG
continue direct discharge manage perform persist practice wage
WEAK
carry on follow up put through see through work at
Antonyms
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ignore leave
STRONG
cease fail halt mismanage neglect stop
WEAK
exonerate free liberate pardon
VERB
realize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring about carry out complete do
STRONG
actualize consummate effect effectuate fulfill materialize perfect perform reify
WEAK
bring off bring to fruition corporealize make concrete make good make happen
Antonyms
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halt neglect stop
STRONG
fail
WEAK
ignore lose
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out
Antonyms
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depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease

Example Sentences

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Whether or not the overnight moves would carry through to Thursday’s market open remained an open question, given the barrage of back-and-forth headlines that investors have been fielding recently.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

"We're really proud of the environment and the culture that we've got at the club, and equality and diversity and respect for each other is something that we look to carry through every day."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

A resurgence in travel demand in recent weeks should carry through the fourth quarter of this year, marking a turnaround from a turbulent start to 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

He added that small organisations that are "mighty" won't have the resilience to carry through this change because the impact is "coming so quickly".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

And on the way he found the perfect slingshot stone, round and slightly flattened and heavy enough to carry through the air.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck