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

Shortly after, in his final snaps under center as a Bronco, Zabransky made two completions and then perfectly executed the Statue of Liberty handoff to cement his place in Boise State’s history. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026

Earlier this week, IRNA reported that Iran had executed two other men over violence during the January protests. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Four people have been executed in Tennessee since 2025, according to the Department of Correction. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The practice appears to have been a recurring trend of the contracts executed by head coach Bill Belichick. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Pike, now 50, has been on death row for decades and would have been the first woman executed in the state in 200 years. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed for the 1995 torture killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. — Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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