EXECUTED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

executed

verb

Definition of executed next

past tense of execute

as in enforced

to carry out effectively the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws

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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

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed

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Recent Examples of executed Talik Rashaun Garcia, 36, was arrested following a search warrant at an apartment on Peterborough Street, executed by officers from the Boston Police and Mass State Police, BPD said in a statement. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026 Evidence from two search warrants executed last week in connection with the Guthrie investigation is still being processed, the sheriff's department said today. —

Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026 Trump had taken out newspaper advertisements calling for the teens to be executed. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 Looking inspired from a good luck message from Madonna this week, Glenn executed a strong triple-triple combination with her second jumping pass. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Franchise players are rarely kept entirely out of personnel matters, particularly the type the Knicks executed the past two years. —

Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026 He was executed by the Brigades on May 9, and his body was discovered in the trunk of a car in Rome. —

David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026 The project was executed on a global scale, with each of Humanoid’s three main hubs playing a vital role in the process by handling specialized domains. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026 Tyler Reddick executed several last-lap passes amid a pair of wrecks and raced off with the win in the Daytona 500 on Sunday. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026

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Many people who practice Lent have different interpretations of how to fast, but most fasting includes some type of dietary restriction that is enforced over the 40 days.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Which is how the city managed to issue 6,133 tickets and generate over $660,000 in revenue just between March 1 (when the new law became enforced) and the end of May.

— Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026