CARRIED ON Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

carried on

verb

past tense of carry on

as in acted out

to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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as in persisted

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

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as in managed

to look after and make decisions about carries on a business and still manages to run the household

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Recent Examples of carried on That tradition is carried on by Gordon Kenny, the artist behind Double Wonderful, a (deliberately) inscrutable T-shirt brand. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Harry ultimately carried on with the trip alone, while Meghan, Archie and Lilibet traveled to Britain from Portugal, where the family was vacationing, on July 9. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Fear of those predators, Jones argues, carried on through generations of folklore and morphed into the catch-all dragon. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 Fans like Melau carried on as if Brazil, a frequent World Cup contender, was still playing. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue. — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026 But since England progressed out of the group and through the last 32, Thompson has carried on the adventure alone. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026 New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Five of those have powered each variant of Russia’s R-7 rocket family since the 1950s, a legacy now carried on by the Soyuz launch vehicle. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

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Eventually, the rewrite and actors workshop rehearsal combined — a two-week period in which Jones, McCormick, Wilde, Rogen, Cruz, and Norton acted out, improvised scenes, and, most importantly, talked about characters.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
In the video, Allie dramatically acted out both sides of the conversation, capturing the feeling of trying to extract a straightforward answer from her mom.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Definition of acted out

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The fire, however, was only 31% contained as of Monday, and was expected to continue to see flare-ups as hot and windy conditions persisted, officials said.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Builders mixed lime with volcanic ash, setting off mineral reactions that persisted as the concrete aged.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Definition of persisted

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That is 22 more than teams managed in Qatar in 2022 and nine more than in the 2018 tournament in Russia — with the caveat that 36 more games have already been played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Rushdie lost an eye and suffered other life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.

— R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of disobeyed

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Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Ever since the Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French in 1791, the proslavery and imperialist powers of Europe and the Americas had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti failed.

— Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of rebelled

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City officials said the Daxbots will be supervised at all times and wear high-visibility vests.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The complaint claimed the care home company failed to ensure Kasanga’s food was properly prepared or that she was supervised while eating, as well as failing to respond appropriately to the choking.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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