Synonyms of executes

executes

verb

present tense third-person singular of execute

1

as in enforces

to carry out effectively

the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforces
• implements
• administers
• applies
• invokes
• fulfills
• enacts
• renders
• cites
• effectuates
• brings about
• effects
• upholds
• prosecutes
• observes
• honors
• legislates
• promulgates
• discharges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• disregards

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performs
• fulfills
• accomplishes
• achieves
• implements
• does
• makes
• prosecutes
• commits
• negotiates
• completes
• carries out
• perpetrates
• goes through
• realizes
• follows through (with)
• finishes
• carries off
• pulls off
• puts through
• brings off
• attains
• practices
• effectuates
• brings about
• effects
• repeats
• works (at)
• reenacts
• engages (in)
• compasses
• nails
• ends
• actualizes
• aces
• winds up
• reduplicates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• slurs
• slights
• skimps

3

as in assassinates

to put to death deliberately

during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinates
• murders
• slays
• kills
• terminates
• neutralizes
• dispatches
• gets
• liquidates
• destroys
• slaughters
• whacks
• shoots
• snuffs
• croaks
• rubs out
• offs
• takes out
• does away with
• puts away
• knocks off
• does in
• ices
• bumps off
• eliminates
• cuts down
• blows away
• claims
• smites
• eradicates
• shoots down
• zaps
• annihilates
• blots out
• exterminates
• carries off
• mows (down)
• massacres
• wipes out
• fells
• butchers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• raises
• animates
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of executes

How a company executes may change over time, but its principles should not. — Nadia Alshomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026

That moment sums up the nondescript way the Cubs assembled their bullpen, and the businesslike manner in which the club executes its game plans. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The microphones pick up the rhythmic thwack of leather on leather as Zizou executes a series of short passes with teammates. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Occhione may not be the last octogenarian whom DeSantis executes. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026

But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026

This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026