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do

[doo, doo, duh] / du, dʊ, də /
VERB
carry out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve act close complete conclude create determine end execute finish make move operate perform prepare produce succeed undertake work
STRONG
arrange cause cook discharge effect fix fulfill organize transact
WEAK
be responsible for bring about do one's thing engage in get ready get with it go for it look after make ready pull off see to take care of business take on wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abstain bear begin commence create destroy discourage dissuade fail forget give up halt hesitate idle ignore introduce lose miss neglect not finish prevent ruin start stop
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize disturb
WEAK
defer pass put off undo
VERB
be sufficient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answer satisfy serve
STRONG
avail suffice suit
WEAK
be adequate be enough be good enough for be of use be useful give satisfaction pass muster
Antonyms
STRONG
dissatisfy
WEAK
defer destroy fail idle lose miss neglect pass put off undo
VERB
figure out, solve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
resolve work out
STRONG
adapt decipher decode interpret render translate transliterate transpose
WEAK
puzzle out
Antonyms
WEAK
defer destroy fail idle lose miss neglect pass put off undo
VERB
act, behave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear bear carry conduct give go on manage operate perform play present produce quit
STRONG
comport demean deport discourse enact fare impersonate personate playact portray seem
WEAK
acquit oneself come on like get along get by make out muddle through put on render the role stagger along
Antonyms
STRONGEST
direct fail halt refrain stop take withhold
WEAK
defer destroy idle lose miss neglect put off
VERB
travel, visit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover look at
STRONG
explore journey tour track traverse
WEAK
pass through stop in
VERB
cheat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beat
STRONG
bilk chouse con cozen deceive defraud dupe fleece flimflam hoax overreach swindle trick
WEAK
take for a ride
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest

Example Sentences

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What do I want retirement to look like?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

There are many places where “rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,” from one of Shakespeare’s sonnets, elicits a nod of recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"We do not yet know whether the virus is a contributing cause, or whether it is simply a sign that something else in the gut has changed," says Flemming Damgaard.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“Either that’s for you or for your teammates, but continue to be aggressive. … I’m a Swiss Army knife, so kind of do a little bit of everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

When would Maggie ever have an opportunity to do something like this for E again?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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