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

Ludacris performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 26, 2025, in Atlanta. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Chief also busts out dance moves of his own and performs drum solos (with Lawson's helping hand). — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Ricky Martin performs during the Las Noches del Foro summer concert series in Huelva, Spain, on July 24. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Although very smooth or extremely flat objects remain difficult to handle, the gripper performs well across a much wider range of shapes than many traditional robotic designs. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Typically, the index tends to fall in the week after the large decline, but then performs well in the one-month and three- month periods that follow. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 July 2026

For someone who performs in a mask and had often relied on metaphor to guide his lyrical decisions, his connection with his fans is unusually close. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Brown’s co-defendant, his vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, a rapper who performs under the name Hoody Baby, was also reported to have pleaded guilty to affray. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Post Malone performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026