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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
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failure
STRONG
disregard neglect unfulfillment
WEAK
direction ineffectualness inefficiency
NOUN
acting, depiction
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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
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hiding reality
WEAK
direction failure ineffectualness inefficiency
NOUN
efficiency
Synonyms
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action conduct operation practice
STRONG
efficacy exercise functioning pursuit running working
Antonyms
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idleness inaction
STRONG
uselessness
WEAK
direction failure ineffectualness inefficiency

Example Sentences

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Manufacturing is too diverse for any single factor to explain its performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Beyond performance, the new approach offers environmental and practical advantages.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The performance followed days of speculation that Madonna would appear at the festival in the Colorado desert in California.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

This contributed mightily to the performance of the momentum factor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

They were obviously impressed with my performance as they talked quietly.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Vocabulary lists containing performance

Academy Awards, List 6

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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6

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