Synonyms of prosecuted

prosecuted

verb

past tense of prosecute

as in executed

to carry through (as a process) to completion

the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executed
• performed
• accomplished
• fulfilled
• achieved
• did
• made
• committed
• perpetrated
• implemented
• carried out
• negotiated
• carried off
• completed
• went through
• realized
• finished
• brought off
• pulled off
• practiced
• put through
• effected
• brought about
• attained
• followed through (with)
• compassed
• repeated
• worked (at)
• engaged (in)
• effectuated
• nailed
• ended
• reenacted
• aced
• wound up
• actualized
• reduplicated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• slighted
• slurred
• skimped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prosecuted

Fenech was the last of a half-dozen people charged in the plot to be prosecuted. — Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Local elections officials could be prosecuted if they are deemed to have broken any federal laws. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The defendant left Rwanda after the genocide and settled in the Netherlands, where he was arrested and prosecuted. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Such offenses are commonly prosecuted under voyeurism or invasion-of-privacy statutes, though some states have adopted laws specifically targeting upskirting. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Knowingly giving material false testimony to Congress is a crime that carries a possible prison sentence regardless of whether a person is under oath, though it is rarely prosecuted. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Corruption rarely prosecuted Corruption cases involving government officials are rarely prosecuted in Haiti. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Investigators did not release details of her connection to the two teens, who are being prosecuted through the Department of Juvenile Justice. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026