PERFORMING Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

performing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of performing

as in producing

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verb

present participle of perform

as in executing

to carry through (as a process) to completion she performed the task quickly and expertly

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as in acting

to have a certain purpose the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

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as in playing

to present a portrayal or performance of has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage

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as in working

to produce a desired effect the new medication performed surprisingly well

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The party hasn’t presented a full slate of citywide candidates since 2022, when the strongest performing Republican still fell about 14,000 votes short. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025 Unemployment peaked at 28%, GDP shrank by approximately 27% from peak to trough, and nearly half of assets on banks balance sheets were non-performing. — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

Future missions will also depend on heavy machinery capable of clearing terrain, stabilizing landing areas, and performing construction work without constant human control. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Maintain a soft bend in your knees while performing this movement. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for performing

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Arlie Day and Mike Page served as co-producers and casting directors, with Zachary Burgess also co-producing.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon reprise their roles as Galleria and Chanel, with Raven also executive producing and Adrienne co-producing.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of producing

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Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Hugging Face, for its part, published a forensic timeline, describing how the autonomous AI system spent four and a half days executing 17,600 distinct hacking actions across multiple organizations — without direct involvement by any humans.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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Her exit follows the resignations last week of acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh in June — coming after CFO Jill Jaworski departed at the beginning of this year.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Before pivoting to acting, Ali was himself a high level athlete, playing Division I basketball at Saint Mary’s on a full scholarship.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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Driving his son’s final path himself, Urrutia was convinced that if the wrong-way detectors had been working that night, his son would still be alive.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Qiu was known for research working with a cutting-edge technique known as base editing to make custom treatments for children with rare diseases.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of working

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But official sources briefing Iranian media stressed any reopening of the strait would depend on the United States fulfilling what Tehran sees as its commitment to end its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Decades later, fulfilling the typical American Dream of a home with white picket fence dotting the front lawn has become all but unattainable, as home prices have soared 235% since January 2000.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

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The railway manias left behind functioning rail networks, and the dot-com bubble left behind server and network infrastructure that made the following two decades of internet companies cheap to build.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The states that have taken action are building governance structures that are increasingly functioning as de-facto national standard-setters.

— Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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