Antonyms for performances
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : per-fawr-muh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈfɔr məns |
Definition of performances
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
- The bell had rung—the curtain was up and the performances were about to begin.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- But the Marquis has no mercy on the performances of poor Miss Pardoe.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Rinaldo had fifteen performances in the course of the season.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- These performances, I gather, are to impress upon you that he is a free man and your equal.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- The performances of Hernani made me a still greater favourite with the public.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- I refused, and finished my performances in London without Coquelin.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- We gave three performances there, and set off once more for New Orleans.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- We stayed an entire day at Memphis, and gave two performances there.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Six performances would have been ample in that city: we gave eight.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- She listens attentively to others' performances, then disappears.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
Synonyms for performances
- achievement
- act
- action
- administration
- appearance
- attainment
- ballet
- behavior
- burlesque
- business
- carrying out
- ceremony
- completion
- concert
- conduct
- consummation
- custom
- dance
- discharge
- display
- doing
- drama
- effectiveness
- efficacy
- enforcement
- execution
- exercise
- exhibition
- exploit
- feat
- fruition
- fulfillment
- functioning
- gig
- interpretation
- matinee
- offering
- opera
- operation
- pageant
- play
- portrayal
- practice
- presentation
- production
- pursuance
- pursuit
- realization
- recital
- rehearsal
- representation
- review
- revue
- rigmarole
- rite
- running
- set
- show
- special
- spectacle
- stage show
- stunt
- to-do
- work
- working
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