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

However, these uses remain future possibilities, and the team plans to test how the material performs in device-relevant forms. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Ogbonnaya, who performs under his first name, will be on the bill; so will No-Fi RPM, a live-mixing series that Curran and Farlee run with collaborators Estevan Medina, Dillon Kelley and Patrick Mitchell. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

The Kalama Brothers will headline the main stage, while DJ Nomis performs on the Ocean Terrace. — Melanie Marshall, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026

Hilton performs better in the more conservative Central Valley, North Coast, and Sierra regions. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Paris' wife, Kathy Merrick, who performs with Clark in the R&B group Honey Cone, and their daughter Kyla have remained by his side throughout the health scare, according to the fundraiser. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The harder question is where your strategists come from five years from now if nobody spends today learning the work AI now performs. — Nital Shah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Ownership combined with skills, information, and authority to improve the work can also change how a company performs. — David I. Levine, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Performance There’s a definite Jekyll-and-Hyde character about the way this new Amalfi Spider performs. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026