Antonyms for execute
ˈɛk sɪˌkyutex·e·cute

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1. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   run, start, launch

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1. execute

   To execute is to follow through to the end, put into absolute and final effect in action; to administer is to conduct as one holding a trust, as a minister and not an originator; the sheriff executes a writ; the trustee administers an estate, a charity, etc.; to enforce is to put into effect by force, actual or potential. To administer the laws is the province of a court of justice; to execute the laws is the province of a sheriff, marshal, constable, or other executive officer; to administer the law is to declare or apply it; to execute the law is to put it in force; for this enforce is the more general word, execute the more specific. From signifying to superintend officially some application or infliction, administer passes by a natural transition to signify inflict, mete out, dispense, and blows, medicine, etc., are said to be administered: a usage thoroughly established and reputable in spite of pedantic objections. Enforce signifies also to present and urge home by intellectual and moral force; as, to enforce a precept or a duty. Compare DO; KILL; MAKE.

   Synonyms:
   administer, carry out, do, enforce, perform

Matched Categories

1. • Enforce
   • Murder
   • Sign

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1. execute, put to deathverb

   kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

   "In some states, criminals are executed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

2. executeverb

   murder in a planned fashion

   "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

3. carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfilverb

   put in effect

   "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

   Synonyms:
   follow out, carry out, fulfill, follow through, implement, litigate, reach, put to death, accomplish, fulfil, go through, meet, fill, follow up, process, satisfy, carry through, put through, action, run, pull through, attain, sue, achieve, do, bring through, perform, save, live up to

4. executeverb

   carry out the legalities of

   "execute a will or a deed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

5. run, executeverb

   carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

   "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

   Synonyms:
   perform, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, carry through, run away, move, turn tail, fulfil, fulfill, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, accomplish, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, do, play, die hard, race, pass, carry out, run for, black market, action, persist, incline, put to death, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, melt

6. perform, execute, doverb

   carry out or perform an action

   "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

   Synonyms:
   serve, fare, carry out, fulfill, practice, manage, perform, arrange, put to death, accomplish, fulfil, cause, answer, coif, suffice, make, set, action, dress, run, come, act, carry through, get along, make out, practise, coiffure, coiffe, behave, do, exercise

7. executeverb

   sign in the presence of witnesses

   "The President executed the treaty"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

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1. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   effectuate, perform, accomplish, consummate, achieve, electrocute, behead, guillotine, hang

How to use execute in a sentence?

1. Allen Sills:

   I almost think of it as almost like blocking and tackling, players can make the long runs and great catches, but we all know without outstanding blocking its not possible to execute those plays. That process has to me been really foundational, and a tremendous amount of work is involved with a very large number of people. Its more than the (tracking) devices; they are important, but not the sum total of our contact tracing. Whats involved is interviewing individuals, gathering all that data from the tracking devices, and watching the video from team facilities and practice fields, talking to an individuals friends and family and others who may be involved.

2. Pete Hardin:

   Homicides are at a 22-year high in Orange County, and it’s no wonder as Todd Spitzer is spending all his time talking about another county, since he became DA our community has experienced a wave of violence not seen since the 1990s. From facing at least five sexual harassment lawsuits to being kicked off a sexual assault case for mistreating survivors, and making racist remarks while considering whether California should execute a Black man, Todd is evidently too distracted covering up his misdeeds, retaliating against victims and protecting his friends to do his job.

3. Bruno Simões:

   You’re not going to be suspicious of someone who is well-spoken, educated, gentile… He sort of disarms people with those skills so that he can execute those frauds.

4. Jay Sekulow:

   The President must be allowed to execute The President official functions without fear that a State or locality will use criminal process to register their dissatisfaction with The President performance.

5. Chad Kuhl:

   You just have to keep trying to execute pitches even when you’re walking guys.

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