PERFORMS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

performs

verb

Definition of performs next

present tense third-person singular of perform

as in executes

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

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as in acts

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

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as in plays

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

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as in works

to produce a desired effect the new medication performed surprisingly well

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Recent Examples of performs And yet this bird performs one of the most violent feats in the natural world. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 Opera singer Tim Blevins performs regularly outside San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre, where his powerful voice has become familiar to many passing through the Civic Center neighborhood. —

Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 23 May 2026 So if the movie only performs OK, the characters could head back to Disney+. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 May 2026 His camera performs a rousing restoration of the power often stolen from them, ensuring that by the time the credits roll, they’re finally imbued with the kind of divinity only offered to them in name. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026 The tests are intended to evaluate how the product performs across a range of soils, climates, and agricultural conditions. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026 Chappell Roan performs in a sparkly green bodysuit at the YouTube Brandcast event in New York City on May 13. —

People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 Heckling has been a consistent feature when Israel performs at Eurovision ever since October 7, 2023 and Israel’s war in Gaza that followed. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Aikens has a modest staff, including a host and a house dom, a professional dominant who performs demonstrations such as flogging and wax play for the 30-and-over crowd. —

Victoria M. Walker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026

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Russian MoD via Telegram A video on social media shows a Russian interceptor closing in on a white stork – until the bird executes a sharp roll maneuver, leaving the drone chasing empty space (h/t to Andrew Perpetua for spotting this one).

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The system dynamically reroutes mission plans, responds to unexpected battlefield conditions, avoids obstacles, and executes tasks in environments where communications may be degraded.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026