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

Notably, the three polling aggregators mentioned in the statement are not broadcast stations or news networks whose programming is carried on local broadcast stations. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Lee left, and Case and Collins carried on briefly as the Breakaways with several guitarists. — Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026

That tradition was most recently carried on with Dillagence II, Busta Rhymes and Dilla’s first full-length studio collaboration in an official capacity. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Following his release from jail, Archer published his prison diaries, carried on with his charity work and wrote more novels. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

In addition to the usual provisions carried on this mission, Dragon also brought a special suprise for Menon, who is celebrating his 50th birthday today, according to NASA's broadcast spokesperson. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

His son Robin Birley carried on the tradition with the opening of 5 Hertford Street in 2018 and his beautiful restaurant Oswald’s, where members can keep their own wines in dedicated drawers. — Mark Cecil, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

At its peak, PTL was bringing in more than $128 million annually and was carried on 1,300 cable systems with 12 million subscribers. — Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

The turquoise cake that Swift carried on stage was funfetti with salty vanilla buttercream, while the second cake was a gluten-free vanilla cake topped with marshmallow meringue frosting. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026