Synonyms of executed

executed

verb

past tense of execute

1

as in enforced

to carry out effectively

the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforced
• implemented
• administered
• applied
• effected
• rendered
• invoked
• fulfilled
• enacted
• brought about
• cited
• effectuated
• prosecuted
• upheld
• honored
• observed
• promulgated
• discharged
• legislated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded

2

as in performed

to carry through (as a process) to completion

when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performed
• accomplished
• fulfilled
• achieved
• made
• did
• implemented
• prosecuted
• committed
• perpetrated
• completed
• carried out
• negotiated
• finished
• carried off
• went through
• realized
• pulled off
• effected
• put through
• brought off
• practiced
• brought about
• attained
• effectuated
• compassed
• followed through (with)
• nailed
• repeated
• worked (at)
• engaged (in)
• ended
• reenacted
• aced
• actualized
• wound up
• reduplicated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• slighted
• slurred
• skimped

3

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• killed
• dispatched
• terminated
• neutralized
• liquidated
• slaughtered
• destroyed
• got
• snuffed
• whacked
• offed
• slew
• put away
• knocked off
• iced
• croaked
• took out
• did in
• rubbed out
• bumped off
• did away with
• claimed
• eliminated
• butchered
• shot
• massacred
• shot down
• carried off
• cut down
• felled
• eradicated
• blotted out
• exterminated
• annihilated
• wiped out
• blew away
• zapped
• smote
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of executed

Of the 63 inmates executed in the United States in 2025 and so far this year, Florida has carried out 28 of them. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Channel your inner Sporty Spice with preppy tees featuring jersey numbers and rugby stripes, executed with fashionable precision by Versace, Nili Lotan, Staud, and TWP. — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Homeland Security Investigations said agents executed a federal criminal search warrant Thursday at La Fontanella Foods in Kansas City and described the investigation as ongoing. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Anne and Abel rarely brought up the past with Michael and Robby, but when Ethel and Julius did come up, the Meeropols reinforced their sons’ impression of them as brave, principled people who had been wrongly executed. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

An emergency search warrant was executed at the apartment on July 4, where investigators recovered Felix’s Haitian passport and photographic evidence. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

The main piece of the bullish position, executed about 90 minutes after the opening bell, was a $30 million purchase of 28,000 736-strike calls expiring July 31. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 July 2026

During each movement, different body parts take turns playing the role of stabilizer and mover, allowing smooth movements to be executed without compromising balance and stability. — Mallory Creveling, Health, 9 July 2026

Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026