CARRYING OUT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

carrying out

verb

present participle of carry out

as in fulfilling

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

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Recent Examples of carrying out Saudi Arabia and the UAE have demonstrated exceptional levels of resilience, activating contingency plans, carrying out repair works in record time, and keeping customers supplied. — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree denied carrying out any operations targeting the areas. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 On Monday, Salvadoran forces deployed under the banner of the gang-fighting force, and Haitian police were carrying out a joint operation in the Bon Repos area of the capital. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Israel launched the crackdown following Friday’s attack, carrying out arrests and building demolitions in Hebron, the site of the attack. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The film is expected to follow the obstacles of carrying out a humanitarian mission as tensions rise. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 The public deserves an account from someone other than the government carrying out the execution. — Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Provincial governments, adept at interpreting and carrying out the central leadership’s priorities, have responded rapidly. — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013. — Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying out

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Then, if Starship is fulfilling its promise, SpaceX plans to retire Falcon for good.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026
In its response, the museum said that the severance did not qualify as earned wages under state law because payment was contingent on McDuffie fulfilling her contractual obligations.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

Footage and audio of Prince performing onstage is interspersed throughout, underscoring the musical legacy Fisher is preparing to take on.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2026
Her set evoked a football halftime show and homecoming celebration at historically Black colleges and universities, with a marching band, drum line, steppers and majorette-style dancers performing in front of bleachers.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

Dakar winner Brock Heger quickly showed us all how to do it, perfectly executing the side-by-side equivalent of a skateboard tailslide along the wall’s highest point.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
That didn’t stop the Commanders from being one of the worst teams in the league at executing through the first six weeks of the season.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

Richard Bridgford, another lawyer for the Eaton fire victims, said the legal maneuvering isn’t accomplishing much.

— Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
But OpenAI also beefed up its own agents this year by launching its Codex coding app in February and ChatGPT Work agent in July for accomplishing multistep tasks like writing a brief or analysis.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

Verb

If the idea of doing surgery on a raw turkey gives you a stress rash, ask your butcher to do it—even at the supermarket.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Even while every utopia contains the seeds of its opposite, so too does any dystopia provide, even briefly or contingently, intimations of a different way of doing things.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

The goal is to create an individual arrangement that provides support without making assumptions or singling the person out.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Fahey said the appeal reflects a broader shift in Democratic messaging, away from making Trump the central issue and toward challenging him to deliver on his own economic promises.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of making

Verb

Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025

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