FOLLOW THROUGH (WITH) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

follow through (with)

verb

as in to fulfill

to carry through (as a process) to completion you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it

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The Chair44 discovery, on the other hand, fulfills a decades-long quest to find a strong example.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfill

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After all, the brain evidently accomplishes this task far more efficiently than transformers do.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Their fans should be more concerned with draft position than anything their teams might accomplish this season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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More than 180,000 giant tortoises roaming freely on our atoll is proof of what long-term commitment to conservation can achieve.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, women used toxic lead makeup to achieve what was viewed as a beautiful pale complexion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieve

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The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multi-year and multi-phase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
In July, Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two prisoners in one day.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of execute

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Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Asked about the technical issues, FIFA on Wednesday reiterated that sales through its official site are guaranteed to go through.

— R.J. Rico, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of go through

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The makeup is top-tier, the Aaliyah swoop bang is swooping, and the jewelry accents stand out without doing too much, which is usually her weak spot.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
When the boy’s body turns up by a river, the wives’ sisterhood is split between doing what feels right and following their husband’s wishes and Islamic tradition.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

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With a swing to far-right populism, local production is being put through a political grinder, first in Javier Milei’s Argentina who decimated public-sector subsidies.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
More users meant more compute costs, and the nature of how users interacted with the chatbots — as companions — meant they were being put through hours-long, extensive conversations.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

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