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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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Pars and birdies were within reach again if I could execute properly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

"We just feel like we're lifted up by the team that supports us, and you just sort of execute the plan," Wiseman said as the crew soared away from their home planet.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It was an impossibly complex and gruesome plan, likely beyond the powers of anyone to execute, but his description is noteworthy for what it revealed, without his intention, about his astigmatic soul.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson