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performs

VERB

carry out, accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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 through 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

STRONGEST

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

act, depict as entertainment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

display execute give go on offer play present produce represent show stage

STRONG

discourse dramatize emote enact exhibit ham impersonate personate playact render

WEAK

act out appear as be on bring down the house do a number do a turn ham it up put on tread the boards

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold

STRONG

fail

WEAK

direct halt prevent stop

Example Sentences

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This, of course, is an example of a Rube Goldberg machine—an overly complex mechanism that performs a simple task.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

He could end up with more money if he invests at 62, but that depends on how the market performs over those five years and his longevity.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Coach Charlotte Edwards has made much of wanting to make her side one that performs under pressure to win close matches - a quality England have lacked in recent years.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The memory actually performs better as it becomes smaller, overturning a long-held assumption in electronics.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The brunette from earlier, Becky, is called to the stage and she performs Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera