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

In that instance, federal investigators looked at that case alongside state investigators, and the police officer who was later found to have murdered George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, was prosecuted in both state and federal court. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Violations of the law, known as the California Invasion of Privacy Act, can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Any fraud that might be turned up in an investigation, Ray wrote, couldn't be prosecuted, because the statute of limitations – the legal deadline to bring a criminal case – has expired. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Trump was previously prosecuted by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office for crimes related to trying to reverse his loss in the 2020 election in Georgia to former President Joe Biden. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Voter fraud does and has occurred, but only as isolated incidents that have been prosecuted. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Germany has prosecuted several suspects linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows courts to try certain grave international crimes ⁠regardless of where they were committed. — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026

However, one of those bishops, Richard Williamson, was later found to have falsely claimed the Nazis did not use gas chambers in the Holocaust and would later be prosecuted and convicted by a German court. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

The three charges can still be prosecuted, but separately in accordance with the court order. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 June 2026