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

For example, SpaceX has made three successful catches of Super Heavy back at SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas, launch facility, and has executed a handful of Raptor 3 single-engine relights on Ship while in space. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Cleaning up three years of contracts matters less than ensuring next month’s contracts land in the right place, signed, on the day they are executed. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The state ultimately executed Smith using nitrogen gas in January 2024, according to the AP. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Ramey became the sixth inmate executed in Texas this year, with the state set to carry out three more lethal injections over the next two months. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The city still hasn’t executed the grant agreement or disbursed the money, according to Charlotte spokesperson Jason Schneider. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Police said another search warrant was executed at Diaz’s home Tuesday, and he was arrested at a family member’s residence. — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Protesters outside Szor’s parents’ house have clamored for the filmmakers to be executed. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Iran’s state TV said a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026