Antonyms for performance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : per-fawr-muh ns

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈfɔr məns

Definition of performance

Origin : late a5c., "accomplishment" (of something), from perform + -ance. Meaning "a thing performed" is from 1590s; that of "action of performing a play, etc." is from 1610s; that of "a public entertainment" is from 1709. Performance art is attested from 1971.

noun accomplishment
noun acting, depiction
noun efficiency

Example sentences :

At length the curtain fell, and the evening's performance was over.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

It would never do to leave in the middle of the performance.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

A rehearsal, of course, must be very different from a performance.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

He had expected some sort of festivity after the performance, but there was none.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

He said very little about his intentions; performance was enough for him.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Of that performance let naught be spoken, save in reverence.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

On the eventful afternoon of the performance the road was gay with teams.
Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

The world is a stage, and life is a farce, and he that laughs most has most profit of the performance.
Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock

I suppose there was a failure in the performance of a contract, or something of that kind, was there?'
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

But he had two consolations at the close of the performance.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for performance

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