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Synonyms for do
du; unstressed dʊ, dədo

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. do

    Do is the one comprehensive word which includes this whole class. We may say of the least item of daily work, "It is done," and of the grandest human achievement, "Well done!" Finish and complete signify to bring to an end what was previously begun; there is frequently the difference in usage that finish is applied to the fine details and is superficial, while complete is comprehensive, being applied to the whole ideal, plan, and execution; as, to finish a statue; to complete a scheme of philosophy. To discharge is to do what is given in charge, expected, or required; as, to discharge the duties of the office. To fulfil is to do or to be what has been promised, expected, hoped, or desired; as, a son fulfils a father's hopes. Realize, effect, execute, and consummate all signify to embody in fact what was before in thought. One may realize that which he has done nothing to bring about; he may realize the dreams of youth by inheriting a fortune; but he can not effect his early designs except by doing the utmost that is necessary to make them fact. Effect includes all that is done to accomplish the intent; execute refers rather to the final steps; consummate is limited quite sharply to the concluding act. An officer executes the law when he proceeds against its violators; a purchase is consummated when the money is paid and the property delivered. Execute refers more commonly to the commands of another, effect and consummate to one's own designs; as, the commander effected the capture of the fort, because his officers and men promptly executed his commands. Achieve — to do something worthy of a chief — signifies always to perform some great and generally some worthy exploit. Perform and accomplish both imply working toward the end; but perform always allows a possibility of not attaining, while accomplish carries the thought of full completion. In Longfellow's lines, "Patience; accomplish thy labor," etc., perform could not be substituted without great loss. As between complete and accomplish, complete considers rather the thing as done; accomplish, the whole process of doing it. Commit, as applied to actions, is used only of those that are bad, whether grave or trivial; perpetrate is used chiefly of aggravated crimes or, somewhat humorously, of blunders. A man may commit a sin, a trespass, or a murder; perpetrate an outrage or a felony. We finish a garment or a letter, complete an edifice or a life-work, consummate a bargain or a crime, discharge a duty, effect a purpose, execute a command, fulfil a promise, perform our daily tasks, realize an ideal, accomplish a design, achieve a victory. Compare TRANSACT; TRANSACTION.

    Synonyms:
    accomplish, achieve, actualize, bring about, bring to pass, carry out, carry through, commit, complete, consummate, discharge, effect, execute, finish, fulfil, perform, perpetrate, realize, transact, work out

    Antonyms:
    baffle, come short, defeat, destroy, fail, frustrate, mar, miscarry, miss, neglect, ruin, spoil

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. do

    Synonyms:
    work, act, accomplish, execute, achieve, transact, finish, enact, perform, produce, complete

    Antonyms:
    undo, mar, neglect, omit

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. bash, do, brawlnoun

    an uproarious party

    Synonyms:
    knock, free-for-all, belt, doh, bang, brawl, ut, smash, bash

  2. do, doh, utnoun

    the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

    Synonyms:
    bash, ut, doh, brawl, universal time

  3. Doctor of Osteopathy, DOverb

    doctor's degree in osteopathy

    Synonyms:
    bash, ut, doh, brawl

  4. make, doverb

    engage in

    "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, micturate, suffice, construct, draw, cook, have, lay down, piddle, hold, piss, act, constitute, reach, earn, make believe, get to, shit, defecate, get along, arrange, name, pass water, practice, execute, stimulate, behave, progress to, create, crap, practise, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, dress, ready, serve, establish, realize, make out, coiffure, make up, give, attain, pull in, set, induce, form, pee, make, wee, ca-ca, get, prepare, coiffe, perform, score, build, coif, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take in, puddle, take a crap, clear, hit, produce, exercise, answer, nominate, come, bring in, take a leak, cause, urinate, fare, manage, work, fix, realise, stool, seduce

  5. perform, execute, doverb

    carry out or perform an action

    "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

    Synonyms:
    serve, fare, carry out, fulfill, practice, manage, execute, perform, arrange, put to death, accomplish, fulfil, cause, answer, coif, suffice, make, set, action, dress, run, come, act, carry through, get along, make out, practise, coiffure, coiffe, behave, exercise

  6. do, performverb

    get (something) done

    "I did my job"

    Synonyms:
    serve, fare, coif, practice, execute, perform, arrange, answer, coiffe, manage, get along, suffice, set, dress, come, cause, act, make out, practise, coiffure, behave, make, exercise

  7. do, fare, make out, come, get alongverb

    proceed or get along

    "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

    Synonyms:
    suffice, discern, bang, have it away, progress, screw, recognise, coiffure, grapple, occur, get along, distinguish, total, act, make love, come on, add up, jazz, number, roll in the hay, descend, get along with, cut, be intimate, write out, arrange, practice, execute, pick out, behave, eff, practise, come along, make do, spot, coif, dress, deal, bed, do it, amount, serve, have intercourse, issue forth, make out, manage, have sex, tell apart, set, shape up, neck, answer, fill out, derive, come in, fill in, make, come up, get, recognize, sleep with, coiffe, advance, perform, follow, contend, issue, love, hump, get laid, have it off, get on with, sleep together, get by, hail, cope, fall, arrive, bonk, exercise, know, come, get it on, complete, get on, cause, fare, lie with, have a go at it

  8. cause, do, makeverb

    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

    "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, construct, draw, stool, have, lay down, piddle, hold, piss, act, constitute, earn, reach, answer, make believe, micturate, get to, make water, shit, defecate, get along, arrange, name, pass water, practice, execute, stimulate, behave, progress to, create, crap, practise, take a shit, pretend, cook, gain, dress, ready, serve, establish, suffice, realize, make out, coiffure, make up, perform, give, attain, pull in, set, induce, form, pee, make, wee, ca-ca, get, prepare, coiffe, take in, score, build, coif, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, puddle, take a crap, clear, produce, exercise, nominate, come, take a leak, cause, urinate, fare, manage, work, fix, realise, seduce

  9. practice, practise, exercise, doverb

    carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

    "practice law"

    Synonyms:
    work out, fare, make out, use, practice, coiffe, manage, execute, perform, arrange, answer, drill, serve, work, coif, get along, suffice, make, set, behave, dress, come, act, cause, commit, exert, practise, coiffure, apply, rehearse, exercise

  10. suffice, do, answer, serveverb

    be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

    "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

    Synonyms:
    dish up, practice, service, process, act, respond, function, behave, dish out, get along, serve up, suffice, fare, answer, make, swear out, reply, arrange, coif, wait on, execute, manage, cause, coiffure, assist, help, make out, perform, attend, exercise, resolve, come, coiffe, serve well, serve, set, practise, attend to, dress, dish

  11. do, makeverb

    create or design, often in a certain way

    "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, construct, draw, stool, have, lay down, piddle, hold, piss, act, constitute, earn, reach, answer, make believe, micturate, get to, make water, shit, fix, get along, arrange, name, pass water, practice, execute, stimulate, behave, progress to, create, crap, practise, take a shit, pretend, cook, gain, dress, ready, defecate, serve, establish, suffice, realize, make out, coiffure, make up, perform, give, attain, pull in, set, induce, form, pee, make, wee, ca-ca, get, prepare, coiffe, take in, score, build, coif, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, puddle, take a crap, clear, produce, exercise, nominate, come, take a leak, cause, urinate, fare, manage, work, realise, seduce

  12. act, behave, doverb

    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

    "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

    Synonyms:
    perform, playact, dissemble, comport, act, move, behave, get along, carry, suffice, fare, answer, deport, make, roleplay, arrange, coif, act as, execute, manage, cause, work, coiffure, play, represent, make out, practice, acquit, conduct, exercise, pretend, come, coiffe, serve, set, practise, dress, bear

  13. serve, doverb

    spend time in prison or in a labor camp

    "He did six years for embezzlement"

    Synonyms:
    perform, service, process, dress, attend to, function, behave, dish out, get along, serve up, suffice, fare, answer, make, swear out, dish up, act, coif, wait on, arrange, execute, manage, cause, coiffure, assist, help, make out, practice, attend, exercise, come, coiffe, serve well, serve, set, practise, dish

  14. do, manageverb

    carry on or function

    "We could do with a little more help around here"

    Synonyms:
    perform, act, bring off, behave, get along, finagle, care, suffice, wield, fare, superintend, answer, supervise, make, grapple, arrange, pull off, deal, execute, manage, cause, contend, coiffure, oversee, wangle, make out, practice, negociate, handle, exercise, serve, come, coiffe, cope, set, make do, get by, practise, coif, dress, carry off

  15. dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffureverb

    arrange attractively

    "dress my hair for the wedding"

    Synonyms:
    habilitate, clip, act, tog, get dressed, localize, decorate, make, gear up, fructify, coiffure, lop, get along, plant, put, answer, garb, place, curry, cut back, fix, crop, countersink, arrange, set up, practice, execute, stage, garment, practise, raiment, fix up, behave, plume, lay, snip, dress, dress up, localise, mark, serve, primp, go under, make out, manage, specify, correct, come, clothe, set, position, garnish, dress out, sic, limit, jell, prepare, coiffe, define, perform, pose, format, coif, enclothe, typeset, ready, rig, order, prune, determine, suffice, groom, exercise, go down, congeal, trim, line up, preen, cause, fare, lay out, apparel, fit out, adjust

  16. doverb

    travel or traverse (a distance)

    "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

    Synonyms:
    serve, fare, coif, practice, execute, perform, arrange, answer, coiffe, manage, get along, suffice, set, dress, come, cause, act, make out, practise, coiffure, behave, make, exercise

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. doverb

    Synonyms:
    effect, accomplish, produce, achieve, consummate, execute, perform, transact, perpetrate, commit, translate, render, suffice, answer, fare, prosper, vouchsafe, grant, cheat, overreach, swindle, defraud

    Antonyms:
    shirk, evade

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "do":

    wo, doing, ca, 'm, ai, 're, ne, done, perform, only, bn, 've, see, making, fact, get, know, achieve

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Do":

    Dominique van Hulst, Dominique Rijpma van Hulst, Yanou presents Do, Yanou pres. Do

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. DO

    Synonyms:
    Doctor of Osteopathy

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