DOES Synonyms: 572 Similar and Opposite Words

does

verb

Definition of does

present tense third-person singular of do

as in suffices

to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in serves

to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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as in performs

to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest

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as in decorates

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style

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as in copes

to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine

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as in causes

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good

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as in imitates

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again

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as in progresses

to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration?

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as in plays

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

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as in squeezes

to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease

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as in hides

to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley

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as in happens

to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town

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Recent Examples of does My job is to challenge whether the decision actually does that. — Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 While Pacific Neon now largely does LED sign work, reflecting a broad shift in the sign industry, veteran hands like Uroff, 70, can serve a valuable purpose when needed. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 But no matter what Roberts does on the field, teammates love him. — Pj Green october 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 The ground does not heat up and cool down as fast as the air does. — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation does both, sometimes from consumer complaints. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Morgan Stanley and Bank of America report Wednesday, as does asset manager BlackRock . — Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026 And how does Jesse Plemons, playing someone on the sidelines of the play, fit into all this? — David MacK, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for does

Verb

Simply photographing the surface of the brain somehow suffices.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
The majority explained that authority for the president to construct the ballroom requires satisfying both of those statutes; neither alone suffices.

— Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of suffices

Verb

In any event, Rothe is crossing her fingers that River’s January box office run performs well enough to reignite talks with Blumhouse and Universal about bringing Landon’s time-loop slasher franchise back to life.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
One day, after Pi-o performs at a hospital, a doctor approaches him to ask how Jeong-yo is doing.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of performs

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Instead, old-school Milanese glamour decorates every one of the 301 rooms and suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of decorates

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An event can cause great pain to one person while another copes with it much better.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

Definition of copes

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An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked nearly 17,000 Shigella samples, which causes Shigellosis, which and can bring on diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, collected between 2011 and 2023.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Plus, an infected deer tick must keep its harpoon-like feeding tube in the bloodstream for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of causes

Verb

Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitates

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Warmer temperatures ahead, but storm threat not over As the day progresses, warmer temperatures will increase the potential for isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
However, more outages could be on their way as the weekend progresses.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of progresses

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Anjali Patil plays the title role and produces through her banner Anahat Films.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026