PERFORMS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

performs

verb

present tense third-person singular of perform

as in executes

to carry through (as a process) to completion she performed the task quickly and expertly

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as in acts

to have a certain purpose the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

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as in plays

to present a portrayal or performance of has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage

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as in works

to produce a desired effect the new medication performed surprisingly well

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Recent Examples of performs The re-emergence of a long-unseen Jean-Michel Basquiat masterpiece is a miracle the art market occasionally performs. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Brooks performs in the round, meaning anyone can see him on the stage regardless of where they’re seated. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Your gray matter performs astonishing feats of information processing using little more than the equivalent of a relatively shiny light globe. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 Transmission, distribution, instrumentation, controls and operational software all influence how the system performs. — Charlie Sanchez, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Kirsten understands perfectly and performs it with precision. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Jackson performs many of his uncle’s biggest hits in the film. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 The spyware now performs more data collection directly on the infected phone and gives attackers additional control over what happens next. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 While Motor Decide helps identify the best motor technology pathway, Motor AI performs the detailed motor design work needed to bring those concepts to life, according to a press release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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How can Christians, who both grieve and celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, support a flawed justice system that inevitably executes innocents?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Some of the chip designs that the company executes, like those which animate an iPhone or a Mac, are inestimably precious trade secrets.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of executes

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Perfecth also acts as a time machine where Homme has dimmed the dials to the ’70s and snapped them clean off.

— Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Yamada Takayuki leads the series as Hojo, a high-flying businessman fixated on the unexplained who acts as its storyteller.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of acts

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In Bellorado-Samuels’s own bedroom, the television is stashed under the bed and works by Barkley Hendricks, Sadie Barnett, and Charisse Pearlina Weston take pride of place.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery works by offloading shader compilation for different hardware combinations to the cloud.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of works

Verb

Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Its combustion engine serves as a range extender, generating electricity when the battery can no longer provide all the energy required for driving.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
For many, a place remembered for its scenery also serves as a backdrop for personal moments of grief, reflection or healing, the survey said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of serves

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Guitarricadelafuente portrays Sebastián, the focus of the film’s central timeline set during the Spanish Civil War.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
The spinoff, which portrays Gibbs as an up-and-comer in the early ’90s, has intimately involved Harmon as an executive producer and narrator, but not so much an on-screen presence until a present-day flash-forward story was added for season 3.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of portrays

Verb

The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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