Synonyms of performing

performing 1 of 2

adjective

as in producing

Related Words

• producing
• serving
• yielding
• useful
• productive
• viable
• operating
• usable
• operable
• humming
• dynamic
• workable
• employable
• busy
• functioning
• bustling
• effective
• thriving
• flourishing
• working
• operational
• live
• running
• on
• effectual
• active
• operative
• astir
• roaring
• going
• living
• functional
• alive

Dissimilar Words

• dead
• broken
• inactive
• inoperative
• nonoperative
• nonfunctioning
• nonfunctional
• useless
• ineffective
• nonactivated
• nonoperating
• arrested
• nonoperational
• ineffectual
• deactivated
• decommissioned
• idle
• kaput
• unusable
• inert
• inoperable
• unworkable
• dormant
• quiescent
• fallow
• asleep
• latent
• unproductive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• nonproductive
• stagnating
• vegetating

performing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of perform

1

as in executing

to carry through (as a process) to completion

she performed the task quickly and expertly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executing
• fulfilling
• accomplishing
• achieving
• doing
• making
• implementing
• committing
• carrying out
• prosecuting
• negotiating
• completing
• carrying off
• perpetrating
• finishing
• going through
• realizing
• practicing
• pulling off
• effecting
• putting through
• bringing off
• following through (with)
• attaining
• effectuating
• compassing
• bringing about
• working (at)
• repeating
• nailing
• engaging (in)
• acing
• ending
• reenacting
• actualizing
• winding up
• reduplicating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• slurring
• slighting
• skimping

2

as in acting

to have a certain purpose

the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acting
• serving
• functioning
• working
• operating
• managing
• administering
• controlling
• handling
• running
• supervising
• regulating
• guiding
• directing
• carrying on
• overseeing

3

as in playing

to present a portrayal or performance of

has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• portraying
• doing
• interpreting
• depicting
• acting
• representing
• impersonating
• enacting
• rendering
• dramatizing
• acting out
• imitating
• mimicking
• masquerading
• taking on
• pantomiming
• clowning
• posing (as)
• aping
• miming
• role-playing
• playacting
• coacting
• starring (in)
• underplaying
• overplaying
• hamming
• overacting
• costarring

4

as in working

to produce a desired effect

the new medication performed surprisingly well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• working
• operating
• taking
• acting
• reacting
• responding
• resulting
• taking effect
• taking hold
• behaving
• affecting
• influencing
• swaying
• panning out
• redounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfiring
• fizzling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of performing

Adjective

Three songwriters from each category — performing and non-performing — will be honored at a June 2026 ceremony in New York City. — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025

The party hasn’t presented a full slate of citywide candidates since 2022, when the strongest performing Republican still fell about 14,000 votes short. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025

Verb

Annual events such as the Oscars and the Emmys gave viewers a front-row seat to their favorite stars in designer clothes, while music award shows featured the hottest artists performing live. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

The emerging Japanese singer has a somewhat mysterious profile and is known for performing behind a veil but has been growing her presence on social platforms and Japanese media outlets in recent months. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026