FOLLOWING THROUGH (WITH) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

following through (with)

verb

present participle of follow through (with)

as in fulfilling

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 Dangote group also plans to set up a second refinery in Kenya to form a network capable of fulfilling the continent’s needs.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The Obamas adopted Bo in 2009, fulfilling a campaign promise to Malia and Sasha.

— Gabriella Biello, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

At scale, those infrastructure inefficiencies can multiply with thousands of agents performing millions of tasks per day.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In posts celebrating his return from the moon and recent career shift, Glover can be seen performing dance routines with his family — but don't bother refreshing your feed to load more any time soon.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of performing

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Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

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The joint statement said Namibia had surpassed UNAIDS targets by achieving a target of 96% of people living with HIV knowing their status, 98% of those diagnosed receiving treatment, and 98% of those treated having achieved viral suppression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
An upset victory in Alaska for Democrats would be a massive step toward achieving that goal.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieving

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It may be overlooked, considering how comfortable Suzuki appears when carrying out Unai Emery’s ploy of his backline baiting an opponent’s press, but at Parma, he was required to kick mostly long.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Despite their return, the Sussexes will remain as non-working royals and will not be carrying out any official royal engagements on behalf of the sovereign, says the document, sent by Lord Chamberlain, a top Palace official, according to the BBC.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying out

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CreativeFuture, the nonprofit advocating for creative copyright protections, was doing their own work, as were representatives from the TV Academy.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
So the idea is that a particle has definite properties independent of what distant particles are doing.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

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Those rumors haven’t gone unnoticed, with Bronwyn leaning into them by making a scissoring motion with her hands — but all in jest!

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
There are vegan options here, but the place is known for grinding their own ground beef on the daily and making their own mayonnaise.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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