Synonyms of execution

execution

noun

ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shən 

as in implementation

the doing of an action

the execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in one fluid motion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implementation
• fulfillment
• perpetration
• performance
• accomplishment
• prosecution
• achievement
• management
• enactment
• application
• discharge
• handling
• pursuance
• administration
• commission
• expedition
• operation
• dispatch
• direction
• practice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformance
• nonfulfillment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of execution

Throw in the additional points Malinin could earn for the degree of execution, and the quad axel gives him a massive scoring advantage. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026

Family members of the victims who attended the execution told The Associated Press they were unsettled by Simpson's demeanor in the death chamber. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026

Listen, if executions in the streets of your citizens [by ICE agents] doesn’t get people to speak out, then nothing will. —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026

The trial was shorter than an ordinary death-penalty case because Ragan waived his right to have a jury decide his sentence, opting instead for Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez to do so, an unusual move for a defendant facing execution. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026