Synonyms of executions

executions

noun

plural of execution

as in implementations

the doing of an action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implementations
• perpetrations
• accomplishments
• fulfillments
• prosecutions
• performances
• achievements
• enactments
• discharges
• commissions
• applications
• administrations
• pursuances
• expeditions
• dispatches
• handlings
• managements
• operations
• practices
• directions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformances
• nonfulfillments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of executions

According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year. — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

The battles fought in the civil war caused, by some estimates, a million deaths, and led to hundreds of thousands of executions in the years afterward. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Local media reported that the executions took place in the notorious Qarnada military prison in the northeastern town of Shahat, and that their families were notified to receive their bodies from a hospital in the city of Benghazi. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

He’s authored over 100 books and articles advocating against the death penalty and has been present for more than a dozen executions. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Global rise Amnesty International said in May that recorded executions worldwide rose 78% in 2025 to 2,707, the highest number documented by the rights group since 1981. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Iran has also continued its crackdown on the opposition; according to the United Nations, executions of political prisoners and dissidents are surging. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Both periods were marked by purges and executions; at the end, few opponents were left to resist him. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026