Synonyms of performs

performs

verb

present tense third-person singular of perform

1

as in executes

to carry through (as a process) to completion

she performed the task quickly and expertly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executes
• fulfills
• accomplishes
• achieves
• does
• implements
• makes
• prosecutes
• negotiates
• completes
• commits
• carries out
• perpetrates
• goes through
• pulls off
• follows through (with)
• carries off
• realizes
• finishes
• puts through
• brings off
• attains
• practices
• brings about
• effects
• effectuates
• reenacts
• repeats
• works (at)
• engages (in)
• compasses
• nails
• ends
• actualizes
• aces
• winds up
• reduplicates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• slurs
• slights
• skimps

2

as in acts

to have a certain purpose

the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acts
• serves
• functions
• works
• operates
• manages
• directs
• regulates
• handles
• runs
• controls
• administers
• guides
• supervises
• oversees
• carries on

3

as in plays

to present a portrayal or performance of

has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plays
• portrays
• interprets
• depicts
• does
• represents
• acts
• impersonates
• enacts
• renders
• dramatizes
• acts out
• imitates
• mimics
• pantomimes
• underplays
• masquerades
• overplays
• mimes
• takes on
• poses (as)
• role-plays
• overacts
• stars (in)
• playacts
• hams
• apes
• coacts
• costars
• clowns

4

as in works

to produce a desired effect

the new medication performed surprisingly well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• works
• operates
• reacts
• takes
• acts
• responds
• behaves
• takes effect
• results
• affects
• takes hold
• influences
• sways
• redounds
• pans out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfires
• fizzles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of performs

The idea is less about decorative spectacle than about how a home performs after someone moves in. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Run small validation campaigns across separate audiences before increasing budget, compare results with your own sales data and investigate any source that performs unusually well without a clear reason. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Actual lifetime savings will depend on factors including future electricity prices and how the system performs over time. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

If the connection already performs well in part of the house, checking the existing WiFi setup makes sense before changing the broadband plan. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Sep. 2026

The spacecraft performs a deorbit burn by firing its engines against its direction of travel. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

In his view, a 2D goalkeeper simply performs the requisite action, such as a save or a punch. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

What is particularly clever about the Blue Economy VITAL is that the same thermal infrastructure also performs other heavyweight tasks, including desalination. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

But unless it’s oddly shaped for artsy aesthetic purposes, flatware generally performs as intended. — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026