Thesaurus

do

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DO

1
to be fitting or proper <that outfit just won't do for the opera>
Synonyms befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], go, serve, suit
Related Words satisfy, suffice; function, work
Phrases fill the bill (or fit the bill)
2
to be enough <even half of that amount of sugar will do>
Synonyms do, suffice
3
to carry through (as a process) to completion <do as much as you can and leave the rest>
Near Antonyms fail; skimp, slight, slur
4
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming <did the living room in French provincial style>
5
to meet one's day-to-day needs <I'm doing just fine>
Related Words carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge; last, survive; eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring; afford, swing
7
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of <the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again>
8
to move forward along a course <how are you doing with the house restoration?>
Antonyms remain, stand, stay, stop
9
to present a portrayal or performance of <she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep>
10
to rob by the use of trickery or threats <did them out of their savings with surprising ease>
11
to strike repeatedly <no one is sure who did them in that alley>
12
to take place <nothing's ever doing in this boring little town>

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