performed
Did on stage
Performed is the past tense of perform.
To perform is to carry out an action or task: The surgeon performed the operation flawlessly.
It also means to present entertainment before an audience—acting, singing, dancing, or playing music: She performed at Carnegie Hall.
Something that performs well functions effectively: The car performed better than expected.
Successfully completed a goal
- completedFully finished
- executedCarried out or killed
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
delivered · carried out · done · finished · succeeded · attained · realized · enacted
Played a part
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- presentedFormally gave or showed
- portrayedRepresented in art
- enactedMade into law
played · appeared · starred · debuted · premiered · reprised · headlined · featured
Voiced a tune
- playedEngaged in recreation
- conductedDirected or carried out
- recitedSpoke from memory
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
soloed · accompanied · harmonized · rendition · interpretation · concert · recital · gig
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- liturgyFormal worship structure
invocation · consecration · officiated · administered · observance · tradition · custom · wedding
achieved
Successfully completed a goal
accomplished · delivered · carried out · done · finished · succeeded · attained · realized · enacted · effected
acted
Played a part
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- presentedFormally gave or showed
- portrayedRepresented in art
enacted · played · appeared · starred · debuted · premiered · reprised · headlined · featured · cast
sang
Voiced a tune
improvised · soloed · accompanied · harmonized · rendition · interpretation · concert · recital · gig · set
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
liturgy · invocation · consecration · officiated · administered · observance · tradition · custom · wedding · baptism
operated
Controlled or functioned
- functionedWorked as designed
- workedPerformed labor or tasks
- ranMoved swiftly, past tense
responded · handled · behaved · benchmarked · tested · evaluated · measured · metrics · results · output
- Done synonymsdone, finished, completed, accomplished, fulfilled
- actedportrayed, pretended, mimicked, impersonated, dramatized
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
- Done thingsfinished, done, accomplished, achieved, completed
- interpretedtranslated, explained, decoded, understood, read
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
performedrehearsed
Prepared by repetition
unstaged · unpresented · shelved · canceled · drafted
performedmalfunctioned
Operated incorrectly or failed
failed · underperformed · broke down · stalled · ceased
- performance pressureStress from expectations
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
- street performancesEntertainment in public spaces
- street performerPublic entertainer seeking tips
- performance reviewWorkplace assessment of employee
- performance skillsAbilities for live presentation
perform, performance, performer, performing, performers, performs, outperform, performances, outperforms