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   per·for·mance

   /pərˈfôrməns/

   noun

   • 1. an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment: Similar showproductionshowingpresentationentertainmentstagingactconcertrecitalhouseinformal:gig
   • ▪ a person's rendering of a dramatic role, song, or piece of music: "Bailey gives a sound performance as the doctor" Similar renditionrenderinginterpretationaccountplayingactingrepresentationstaging
   • ▪ a display of exaggerated behavior or a process involving a great deal of unnecessary time and effort; a fuss: informal British "he stopped to tie his shoe and seemed to be making quite a performance of it" Similar fussfuss and botherproductionpalaverparadescenedisplayexhibitioninformal:song and danceto-dohoo-haballyhoobusinesspantomimehooplacarry-onbobsy-die
   • 2. the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function: "the continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine" Similar carrying outexecutiondischargeconductingconducteffectingaccomplishmentachievementcompletionfulfillmentdispatchimplementationrare:effectuation
   • ▪ an action, task, or operation, seen in terms of how successfully it was performed: "pay increases are now being linked more closely to performance"
   • ▪ the capabilities of a machine, vehicle, or product, especially when observed under particular conditions: "the hardware is put through tests that assess the performance of the processor" Similar functioningworkingoperationrunningbehaviorcapabilitiescapabilitycapacitypowerpotential
   • ▪ the extent to which an investment is profitable, especially in relation to other investments: "unit-trust performance"
   • ▪ an individual's use of a language, i.e. what a speaker actually says, including hesitations, false starts, and errors.

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   Synonyms for PERFORMANCE: interpretation, version, rendition, reading, adaptation, account, variation, reworking; Antonyms of PERFORMANCE: nonperformance, nonfulfillment

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   Synonyms and antonyms of performance in English. performance. noun. These are words and phrases related to performance. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of performance. He failed miserably in the performance of his duty. Synonyms. discharge. accomplishment. execution. performing. doing. acquittal.

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   Synonyms for PERFORM: execute, accomplish, fulfil, fulfill, achieve, do, implement, make; Antonyms of PERFORM: fail, slight, skimp, slur, backfire, fizzle.

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   performance. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: fulfilling of a function. Synonyms: completion, fulfillment, fulfilment (UK), doing, accomplishment, attainment, achievement, execution, carrying out, realization, realisation (UK), consummation, enforcement, fruition. Antonyms:

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    Synonyms for PERFORMANCE in English: presentation, playing, acting (out), staging, production, exhibition, interpretation, representation, rendering, portrayal, …

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    Synonyms for PERFORMANCE: discharge, effectuation, public presentation, execution, prosecution, execution, act; Antonyms for PERFORMANCE: failure, direction, inefficiency, ineffectualness, failure, unfulfillment, frustration.