CARRY OUT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

carry out

verb

Definition of carry out

as in to fulfill

to carry through (as a process) to completion carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully

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Recent Examples of carry out The reduction correlates to the elimination of FDA support staff roles, or personnel who booked travel and carried out food testing for contamination, creating an administrative slowdown to efficiently carry out key safety and inspection protocol. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 The military said in a statement the raids were carried out based on intelligence in the Balochistan districts of Mastung, Sibi, Quetta and Kalat. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 He was carried out of the ring on a stretcher; his body finally succumbing to complete exhaustion. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit accuses the mayor, city attorney and city manager of preventing commissioners from carrying out their duties, including placing items on the agenda, making motions and voting on city business. — Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry out

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The study successfully fulfilled the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Louise Fletcher, also interviewed and a lovely presence, wanted a fulfilling artistic experience and got chaos.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Leaders on this path are using AI to increase the capabilities of their marketing teams and expand what talented people can accomplish.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
However, neither the SEC or Big 12 got an actual ruling from a federal judge, so what was actually accomplished?

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplish

Verb

And yet 20 years ago, the haka’s future was in doubt — assailed by protests from rival teams that New Zealand gained an unfair advantage from performing it as the final action before kick-off in a Test match.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
But testing it has been impossible because nobody has managed to build an interferometer that could perform the necessary measurement.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

With Kuss on the verge of history, Roglič, his long-time teammate, could well achieve a remarkable feat of his own — a record-breaking fifth Vuelta title.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Because prolonged campaigns exhaust soldiers, supplies, and the resources of the state, military objectives should be achieved as quickly and efficiently as circumstances permit.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Her expertise lies in creating and executing marketing campaigns and events for Sacramento’s Latino community.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The production tracks the world’s richest woman returning to her bankrupt hometown with a billion-dollar rescue offer — on the condition that citizens execute her former lover — testing communal morality, complicity and corruption.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Washington has recently toyed with price controls on credit cards through interest-rate caps and restrictions on late fees, as if credit can be made cheaper by government order.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of make

Verb

On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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