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past tense of carry on
Synonyms & Antonyms of carried on
1
to behave badly
- a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
Synonyms for carried on
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Phrases Synonymous with carried on
- raised Cain
- (or raised hell),
- ran riot
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2
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
- she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
Synonyms for carried on
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Phrases Synonymous with carried on
Near Antonyms for carried on
- gave up,
- knocked off,
- quit
- (also quitted)
- faltered,
- hesitated,
- hung back,
- shilly-shallied,
- vacillated,
- wavered,
- wobbled
- (also wabbled)
3
to look after and make decisions about
- carries on a business and still manages to run the household
Synonyms for carried on
- administered,
- administrated,
- conducted,
- controlled,
- directed,
- governed,
- guided,
- handled,
- kept,
- managed,
- operated,
- overlooked,
- oversaw,
- presided (over),
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- regulated,
- stewarded,
- superintended,
- supervised,
- tended
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