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

Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Highspring supported the team by helping coordinate key operational workstreams so the business could continue moving with focus and momentum while advisors, auditors and internal teams executed in parallel. — Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

That's why Williams is being executed five years after the crime. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Authorities executed a search warrant at the Showers' home, finding firearms, ammunition and materials for assembling explosives, according to prosecutors. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

It was backed by Washington, reportedly executed using the euro-yen cross rather than directly in dollar-yen, and accompanied by explicit political support. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

But the secret, or at least private, wedding trend started much earlier, and Zendaya and Tom Holland executed it to perfection. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2026

Right-hander Adrian Houser got Manny Machado to pop out, but Tatis and Rengifo executed a double steal and France lined a ball to center to open up a 6-0 lead. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Investigators executed multiple search warrants and interviewed several people before pursuing other leads, Nanos said. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026