Synonyms of do
120 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for do is serve. Other synonyms of do are should, accomplish, carry out, functionate and cook.
Synonyms and similar words for do
verbShould; ought to (especially in respect of a task to be repeated).
- shouldWill be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will...
verbTo perform; to execute.
- accomplish
- carry outTo execute or perform; to put into operation; to do.
- functionateTo function.
verbTo cook.
verbTo spend (time) in jail. (See also do time).
- serveTo have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
verbTo impersonate or depict.
verbTo kill.
- do inTo kill or end; to defeat.
- murder
- off
- rub outTo kill, especially to murder.
- annihilate
- bag
- baptizeTo extinguish the life of.
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crushTo do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- exTo extinguish the life of.
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- greaseTo kill.
- knock offTo kill.
- lay waste to
- make away withTo do away with; to destroy.
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop offTo kill someone.
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravageTo have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slayTo kill; to murder.
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clockTo kill someone.
- takeTo remove or end by death; to kill.
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slangTo murder or execute.
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- waxTo kill, especially to murder a person.
- wetTo kill or seriously injure.
- whackTo attempt something despite not knowing how to do it; to take on a task spontaneously and carelessly without planning.
- wipe outTo do away with; to cause to disappear.
- wreck
- mortify obsoleteTo kill.
- shut up datedTo murder, kill.
verbTo have sex with. (See also do it).
- go to bed withTo have sex with someone.
- sleep with
- Formal terms
- bedTo have sex (with).
- coit
- coitizeTo sexually penetrate.
- enjoy
- have
- lie with
- love euphemistic
- mount
- penetrate
- seduce euphemisticTo have sexual intercourse with.
- Informal and slang terms
- ballTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- bangTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- beepTo have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
- be with euphemistic
- boneTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- boff
- boink
- bonkTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- boom-boom
- dickTo penetrate sexually with a penis.
- diddle
- dig out
Opposite of do
nounSomething that can or should be done.
- don'tChiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.
Meaning of do
- verb A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
- verb A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
- verb A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
do in other languages
Questions about synonyms of do
- What is another word for do?
- Do has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as serve, should, accomplish, carry out, functionate, cook, imitate and personate.
- What is the opposite of do?
- The opposite of do is don't.
- What does do mean?
- Do means a syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: do (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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