PERFORMED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

performed

verb

past tense of perform

as in executed

to carry through (as a process) to completion she performed the task quickly and expertly

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as in served

to have a certain purpose the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

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as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage

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as in worked

to produce a desired effect the new medication performed surprisingly well

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Recent Examples of performed Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 Stevie Nicks also performed at the wedding, a source told USA TODAY. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The source also shared that Paul McCartnery and Stevie Knicks performed for Swift and Kelce at the reception. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Nearly 600 guests were in attendance, including Oprah Winfrey, Idris Elba, David Beckham, and Elton John, who even performed several songs during the reception. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026 Bhajans are a centuries-old form of devotional singing performed in temples, religious processions and community spaces across India, often free of charge. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Le Sserafimv previously performed at BlizzCon 2023 and collaborated with Overwatch the same year. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 23 June 2026

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Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

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In a statement, historic preservation group Historic KC said the building once served as the headquarters of the Western Newspaper Union, whose services supplied thousands of weekly newspapers through the country in the early 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
In 2023, she was served a restraining order from the district for sharing teachers’ personal information, which was later revoked, according to previous reporting from The Bee.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

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Haiti became the first team in FIFA history to qualify without having played one game at home due to gangs’ takeover of its national stadium and the violence in Port-au-Prince.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Julian Dennison stars as the troubled Ricky Baker, a kid who ends up on the run with an irascible old man, played by Sam Neill.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of played

Verb

Brown’s wife was Bruneau’s best friend at the time of the victim’s death, and both women worked as flight attendants for Braniff Airlines, a Grapevine police detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit filed in June.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of worked

Verb

Salvage operations commenced immediately but accomplished little, and the wreck gradually disappeared into the sediment of the Solent.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Not only are both Alison and Lezley accomplished visual artists, and Tracye a successful writer, but so are their respective children.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of accomplished

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But in the aftermath of recent accusations against the late leader, Alvarado decided to recut his doc to remove the moments in which Chavez is portrayed in an overly positive light as a civil rights hero.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
The official Islamic Republic News Agency posted video that portrayed the launch of the strikes.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of portrayed

Verb

Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.

— Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
For days, the US and its fans had operated under the assumption that there was no mechanism for the striker to have his suspension erased.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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