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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

Example Sentences

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All of this is a long way away from the WNO's first ever performance, on 15 April 1946 at the Prince of Wales theatre in the centre of Cardiff.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

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

Hastings also believed that information about a company’s goals and performance should never be a closely guarded secret but rather should be shared widely with staff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

This would be the performance he would be remembered for.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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