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 demonstration was carried out in coordination with the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, showing how a USV could potentially operate as part of a larger naval force. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 That’s 32 people since the beginning of 2025, while the rest of the United States has carried out 38 over the same time frame, according to data from the Death Penalty Information Center. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Security forces, including the now-defunct FAES special police unit, carried out operations that human rights groups have linked to extrajudicial killings. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry out

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Verb

The government is yet to fulfil a promise that women will be issued licenses to ride motorbikes.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Music has a unique ability to bring people together, and knowing this concert can have a meaningful impact beyond the stage is incredibly fulfilling.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

The organization says while a lot of work has been accomplished to bring those numbers down, any death in the community is concerning, every loss affects the community.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The crafty wolf often relies on gaudy disguises to accomplish his schemes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplish

Verb

It was developed through the Midpoint Series Launch and is a Cold War thriller about the career of Latvian surgeon Viktors Kalnbērzs, who performed the Soviet Union’s first gender-affirming surgery in Riga in the early 1970s.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Music is also a big component, with 10 bands on two stages performing each day.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

Westman Atelier has achieved a lot on its own, rising to the top of the ranks in complexion and lip.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
When Jean Smart‘s Hacks character Deborah Vance finally achieved her dream of hosting a Late Night show in Season 4, Markoe could relate, and then some.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Since 2007, Japan has begun disclosing the names of those executed and some details of their crimes, but disclosures are still limited.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Over time, the company may still execute effectively within individual channels while those channels move in different directions.

— Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

But not before the former cheerleader caught a pass from Tebow and immediately did a split, drawing cheers from her favorite quarterback.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

And artists deserve a fair pay percentage for work that assists their employers in making profits.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Republicans hope to pick up four more House districts in November after the state redrew its congressional map earlier this year and made those districts more GOP-friendly.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 19 Aug. 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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