PERFORMANCES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

performances

noun

plural of performance

as in interpretations

a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view a disappointing, lackluster performance of a classic of the musical theater

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as in executions

the doing of an action the performance of her nightly ritual, the taking of a warm bath, calmed her

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Recent Examples of performances The wreck will also serve as a casual amphitheater for performances and watching the sunset. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs’ next two draft selections after Delane — defensive linemen Peter Woods and R Mason Thomas — put together solid performances. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 The relationships among the cast members, like the narration, feel stiff and false, and the performances on camera have a clocking-in-at-an-office-job vibe. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Audiences will be subject to more AI content on the big screen that’s indistinguishable from real human performances. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026 Most years, Freeman is eager to get into what the Irish did well, picking out a few standout performances and naming a winner between the offense and defense. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Smith praised Reth and Aghahowa for their performances, especially going both ways. — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 The show lasted 96 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Under certain interpretations of the 1963 rule, courts are not allowed to weigh whether a merger might make competition stronger overall.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Different interpretations can lead to vastly different decisions, behaviors and eventual outcomes.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpretations

Noun

According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of executions

Noun

Machine aerators are rolled over the lawn like a mower, and handheld versions are stepped on like a shovel.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Silicon-photonics chips can move data using light instead of electrical signals, but conventional versions are rigid and opaque.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishments

Noun

Beyond establishing the foundation of her own career, the works assisted in milestone moments for fellow iconic superstars — including a pair of significant Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits — in markedly different renditions from the originals.

— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The moniker has also been given to renditions of the Pegasus 38, Air Max Plus and Air Presto, while a mashup of the Air Max 95 and Roger Federer’s Vapor RF released in 2018.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of renditions

Noun

Dataset is a structural problem, because today’s data quality reflects years of process decisions, system implementations, acquisitions and work-arounds, and there is no shortcut through it.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The newer mechanism stopped the attack on one Intel generation but failed on another, indicating that implementations can differ between chip designs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of implementations

Noun

If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.

— Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

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