EXECUTES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

executes

verb

present tense third-person singular of execute

as in enforces

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

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as in performs

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 assassinates

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

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Recent Examples of executes The Cook County Chief Judge's office is in charge of the program, but no one from their office spoke at the meeting; and no one from the Cook County Sheriff's office, which executes arrest warrants when someone violates terms of their monitoring, attended the meeting. —

Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Lin does almost everything at a high level, executes the small things extremely well and plays the game with a rare quality, maturity and detail for a D his age. —

Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The state superintendent of public instruction is a nonpartisan office that oversees the California Department of Education and executes the state Board of Education’s policies. —

Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 The other changes how the organization executes. —

Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Sosnoff still executes more than 10,000 trades per year. —

Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 The system dynamically reroutes mission plans, responds to unexpected battlefield conditions, avoids obstacles, and executes tasks in environments where communications may be degraded. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 Millard, whose office Buffett said sits about 20 feet away from his own, executes trades based on those conversations, underscoring Buffett’s continued role in portfolio management despite the leadership transition. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 18 May 2026 The pair executes a vision unlike anything audiences have seen before in certainly a Marvel project, much less on TV. —

Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026

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Indonesia enforces some of the toughest anti-pornography laws in the region.

— Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The committee expects Workforce Pell’s actual costs could be significantly higher, around $6 billion or more, depending on take-up rates, how states and institutions implement the new program, and how the Department of Education interprets and enforces accountability measures.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025