1. performance
noun. ['pɝˈfɔrməns'] a dramatic or musical entertainment.
Synonyms
- premiere
- histrionics
- rendering
- concert
- show
- song and dance
- finale
- play reading
- spectacular
- act
- rendition
- pianism
- representation
- benefit
- bit
- public presentation
- theatrical
- coda
- world premiere
- number
- theatrical performance
- turn
- recital
Antonyms
- disprove
- affirm
- contraindicate
- disappear
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Words that Rhyme with Performance
- conformance
How do you pronounce performance?
Pronounce performance as pərˈfɔrməns.
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How do you spell performance? Is it performence ?
A common misspelling of performance is performence
Example sentences of the word performance
1. Noun, singular or mass
When setting goals for a performance evaluation, it’s important not to set oneself up for failure.
Quotes containing the word performance
1. I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
2. A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
- Jack Bowman
3. People come up to me as I leave the stage after a performance and tell me tey saw my mother onstage with me every time I sing. I keep a sense of humor about it.
- Lorna Luft
2. high-performance
adjective. modified to give superior performance.
Antonyms
- worst
3. performance
noun. ['pɝˈfɔrməns'] the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment.
Synonyms
- illusion
- one-night stand
- extemporization
- rendering
- dramatic performance
- demonstration
- last hurrah
- presentment
- program
- thaumaturgy
- encore
- extemporisation
- rendition
- playacting
- musical performance
- programme
- improvisation
- conjuration
- magic trick
- deception
- swan song
- trick
- juggle
- acting
- playing
- dramatic production
- legerdemain
- interpretation
- conjuring trick
- performing
- magic
- presentation
Antonyms
- natural
- extraordinary
- last
- hide
4. performance
noun. ['pɝˈfɔrməns'] the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
Synonyms
- mechanism
- specific performance
- officiation
- linguistic performance
- execution
- mechanics
- action
- carrying out
Antonyms
- hardware
- inactivity
- truth
- understatement
5. performance
noun. ['pɝˈfɔrməns'] any recognized accomplishment.
Synonyms
- underachievement
- achievement
- overachievement
Antonyms
- underachievement
- conception
- nonpayment
- source program
6. performance
noun. ['pɝˈfɔrməns'] process or manner of functioning or operating.
Synonyms
- process
- physical process
- functioning
Antonyms
- beginning
- start
- inconspicuous
- unimpressive