EXECUTING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

executing

verb

present participle of execute

as in enforcing

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

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as in performing

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 murdering

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

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Recent Examples of executing Autonomous agents are now executing these actions independently. —

Jeffrey Highman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees. —

USA Today, 17 June 2026 The Office of the Education Secretary remains intact, including her staff who’ve been executing agreements with other agencies. —

Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 When Intel was executing well—and during the decade between the mid-00s and mid-2010s, Intel was executing exceptionally well—Apple wanted in. —

ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 The four leaders have also angered Trump by criticizing how he’s gone about executing the war and his lack of consultation with allies before jumping into a conflict that’s hurt the global economy as oil prices have surged. —

Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 12 June 2026 An international fugitive accused of executing a man in Orange County and orchestrating a botched murder for hire in San Jose that left the wrong person dead has been returned to the United States after being captured in Laos, authorities announced on Friday, June 12. —

Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement. —

Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 Detroit police say that while officers were executing a search warrant at a home on Moross Street, Boone died in what was initially thought to be a shot fired by an officer. —

CBS News, 11 June 2026

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Swift and Kelce are apparently enforcing a no ring, no bring policy.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Namibia and South Africa have prevented Starlink from entering their telecoms markets, enforcing local ownership rules that have become a point of contention for multinational firms operating in Africa.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 June 2026