PERFORMANCES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

performances

noun

plural of performance

as in interpretations

a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view a disappointing, lackluster performance of a classic of the musical theater

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as in executions

the doing of an action the performance of her nightly ritual, the taking of a warm bath, calmed her

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Recent Examples of performances Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026 Analysts are eyeing key player performances for betting props. — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Most years, Freeman is eager to get into what the Irish did well, picking out a few standout performances and naming a winner between the offense and defense. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Smith praised Reth and Aghahowa for their performances, especially going both ways. — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 The show lasted 96 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 More than 20 musical performances are scheduled for two stages — one at Waverley and one at Webster — and two street-corner sites. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Many other Kristen Ann Carr benefit shows were held over the years, often featuring performances by Springsteen. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

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Noun

One may reasonably surmise that the city’s corporation counsel is weighing whether Bally’s contract interpretations need to be decided by a judge.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.

— Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpretations

Noun

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

Definition of executions

Noun

The system saves checkpoints during training so developers can compare different versions instead of automatically selecting the final model.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The bill has cleared both the House and Senate, but differences between the two versions would need to be resolved before final passage.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

Beyond establishing the foundation of her own career, the works assisted in milestone moments for fellow iconic superstars — including a pair of significant Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits — in markedly different renditions from the originals.

— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The moniker has also been given to renditions of the Pegasus 38, Air Max Plus and Air Presto, while a mashup of the Air Max 95 and Roger Federer’s Vapor RF released in 2018.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of renditions

Noun

If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.

— Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulfillments

Noun

The crowning achievement in a long list of achievements for Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, was the introduction of the iPhone, which is still the company’s cash cow to this day.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Read on to learn about Parton’s legacy from her music career, theme parks, and other history-making achievements.

— Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026

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