carried out

Put into action

Carried out means executed or completed—bringing a plan, task, or order to fulfillment.

The soldiers carried out their mission.

She carried out her threat to resign.

The phrase emphasizes following through on something predetermined: carrying out instructions, carrying out research, carrying out an investigation.

What gets carried out was typically planned or commanded by someone.

executed

accomplished

Highly skilled, expert

undertaken · done · effected · dispatched · discharged · administered · transacted · operationalized · enacted · orchestrated

achieved

attained

Succeeded in reaching

realized · earned · gained · won · clinched · nailed · scored · pulled off · brought off · managed

implemented

deployed

Positioned for use

activated · applied · installed · introduced · adopted · enacted · put into practice · set up · initiated · operationalized

fulfilled

honored

Given recognition or respect

kept · observed · respected · redeemed · discharged · made good on · abided by · stood by · maintained · realized

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Opposites
completion/execution

carried outabandoned

Left behind completely

neglected · dropped · scrapped · shelved · unfulfilled

initiation vs fulfillment

carried outplanned

Decided on beforehand

proposed · conceived · initiated · started · begun

action versus intention

carried outcontemplated

Thought deeply about

envisioned · conceived · imagined · theorized · discussed

Family

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