Thesaurus
do
Synonyms and Antonyms of do
1
a social gathering
bacchanal, bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia
bake, clambake, cocktail party, hen party, house party, housewarming, icebreaker, kaffeeklatsch, kegger (also keg party), klatch (also klatsch), masquerade, meet and greet, mixer, salon, shower, social, soiree (or soirée), stag, supper, symposium, tea, tea party
2
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
3
a style or arrangement of hair
4
archaic
something one must do because of prior agreement
5
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
do
Synonyms and Antonyms of do
1
to be fitting or proper
fill the bill (or fit the bill)
2
to be enough
3
to carry through (as a process) to completion
bring about, effect, effectuate, implement
engage (in), practice (also practise)
go through
4
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
5
to meet one's day-to-day needs
fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift
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to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
bring forth, give rise to
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to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule
duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce
act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate
elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch
amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on
8
to move forward along a course
gain ground
9
to present a portrayal or performance of
10
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners
11
to strike repeatedly
bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, drub, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over
assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp
blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap
beat up on
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to take place
come to pass
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