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

Among the 16 defendants whose charges were announced Monday are two lawful permanent residents prosecuted in the Middle District of Florida. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

The show worked with local police, but many of the criminal cases later ended up being thrown out due to issues of entrapment or jurisdiction, per Fischel; none of the other men arrested in the sting that included Conradt’s suicide were prosecuted. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

The graphic allegations prompted immediate questions about why no one had been prosecuted in 2024. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The investigation of Evans was overshadowed in most press accounts, which focussed on the fact that the ICE agent, Christian Castro, was the first federal officer deployed to Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge to be prosecuted for any crime. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Because it’s prosecuted by the state itself — rather than a traditional class-action — there’s no limit to the damages Tesla could be liable for if the state wins. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

County attorneys who prosecuted the case were also named in the lawsuit. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

But few Fascists were ever formally prosecuted for their crimes, and a general amnesty (granted by Palmiro Togliatti, the pragmatic head of the Italian Communist Party) was announced in 1946. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro’s main target is the judiciary that prosecuted and ultimately imprisoned his father. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026