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performance
noun
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Divide performance into syllables:

per · for · mance

How to pronounce performance:

Definition of performance:

performance (noun):
the execution of an action
the act or process of performing
a dramatic or musical entertainment.

Synonyms for performance:

account
act
acting (out)
adaptation
benefit
bit
carrying into action
carrying out
coda
concert
execution
exhibition
finale
functioning
histrionics
interpretation
number
operation
pianism
play reading
playing
portrayal
premiere
presentation
production
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Antonyms for performance:

abandoning
defeat
disregard
failing
failure
forgetting
hold
ignorance
imprisonment
ineffectualness
leaving
neglect
nonfulfillment
nonperformance
nonsuccess
reality
retention
underachievement
underperformance
whole

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