Synonyms of carried on

carried on

verb

past tense of carry on

1

as in acted out

to behave badly

a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acted out
• ran riot
• disobeyed
• rebelled
• acted up
• raised Cain
• misconducted
• misbehaved
• cut up
• kidded (around)
• showed off
• horsed around
• clowned (around)
• fooled around
• roughhoused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conducted
• acted
• obeyed
• bore
• quit
• acquitted
• deported
• contained
• collected
• moved
• composed
• complied
• controlled
• handled
• checked
• conformed
• inhibited
• constrained
• comported
• restrained
• demeaned
• repressed
• curbed
• quieted

2

as in persisted

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persisted
• hung in there
• persevered
• gutted it out
• hung on
• dug in
• followed through (with)
• kept up
• knuckled down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gave up
• knocked off
• quit
• submitted
• gave in
• bowed
• yielded
• surrendered
• succumbed
• hung back
• hesitated
• faltered
• wavered
• vacillated
• wobbled
• shilly-shallied

3

as in managed

to look after and make decisions about

carries on a business and still manages to run the household

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• operated
• supervised
• conducted
• handled
• controlled
• regulated
• oversaw
• ran
• governed
• presided (over)
• watched over
• kept
• directed
• administered
• tended
• guided
• protected
• overlooked
• administrated
• stewarded
• superintended
• led
• cared (for)
• watched
• steered
• guarded
• safeguarded
• piloted
• minded
• comanaged
• codirected
• stage-managed
• micromanaged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carried on

That preference for continuity has carried on into this pre-season, a period when managers and head coaches often make plenty of changes. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

The law requires maritime goods transported between American ports be carried on ships built and operated by Americans, and Phillips 66 has received around 20% of all exemptions granted. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Columbus is coming off an emotional 2-1 win over state rival FC Cincinnati that ended in an altercation, which started in the last minute of the game and carried on past the final whistle. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

The show must go on, however, and once the Bühnenstürmer (stage stormers) had been dealt with, hardy Ole carried on with his character’s near 20-minute monologue calmly, horrifically championing ultra-right political and cultural views. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 31 July 2026

That’s the same mission that’s carried on from Thought-Provoking. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 July 2026

The violence may have started the night before and carried on into Friday morning, Sparks said, because there were earlier reports of the smell of smoke in the area. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 28 July 2026

Part of the point of Wade’s book is that individual people proved individually resilient, and life carried on. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 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