DEEDS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

deeds 1 of 2

noun

plural of deed

as in feats

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness traditionally heroes have been celebrated for their great deeds in song and story

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as in things

something done by someone deeds always carry greater weight than words

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deeds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of deed

as in transfers

to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter

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Noun

But, in the course of her residence there, Lowen begins to suspect Verity of heinous deeds—and of an elaborate scam of which Jeremy is a victim. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Real people such as East German Ambassador Kurt Krüger and VERIFIED GDR deeds in Afghanistan are cited in the source notes. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Law enforcement pulled land deeds from all former residents and learned that a man named Betkouski, who went missing in 1982, had once owned a home there, according to Cooper. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026 The complaint shows that Christopher Wright, the county’s recorder of deeds, forwarded the agreement to Fricker. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Wearing your heart on your sleeve has its side effects, especially if others take your good deeds for granted. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 When that falls short, Liliom’s life quickly devolves, leaving audiences to wonder if bad deeds are a question of character or circumstance. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026 On July 10, Charles Pernicka, Solutions’ attorney, replied in writing, providing documents that showed there were no formal encumbrances, such as liens or leases, on the properties’ deeds. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

But the grant deeds for each property reflected the prior values for the sites. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeds

Noun

The car can accelerate from zero-60 in less than a second and perform feats that once belonged in science fiction.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Following that logic, the name of Florentina Holzinger’s final Venice Biennale performance, CLOSING ÉTUDE, suggests that after seven months of her propriety-imploding, waste-wonderland SEAWORLD VENICE, there are feats of endurance still ahead.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of feats

Noun

Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
New York — Brett Smiley was elected mayor of Providence in 2022 on a pledge to build more housing and get things done in Rhode Island’s capital city.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Verb

Kaufman-Renn joins a KU big man group that includes returnee Paul Mbiya, transfers Christian Reeves and Keanu Dawes, and freshman Davion Adkins.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Knowing that an acquisition transfers total control in these areas is imperative.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of transfers

Noun

However, not all do these achievements carry the same evidence.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Patterson received several medals for his service and achievements, according to the Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs, including the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievements

Noun

Three outside law professors who reviewed the materials at the request of The Post said West Point's actions appear to violate the order issued by Judge Cathy Seibel in September that ended a lawsuit filed by a civilian professor at the academy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of actions

Verb

Notably, in the new documents, NASA assigns an explicit price to crew and cargo missions.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigns

Verb

OpenAI cedes priority for the 3D Euler result to Buckmaster and Alpöge, while claiming it for the Navier-Stokes result.

— Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Uber’s Nigeria departure now cedes ground to both firms and a crop of local players like LagRide, a startup backed by the state government in Lagos.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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