Easier English Basic Synonyms

Synonyms: old, ancient, elderly, antique, old-fashioned
Antonyms: young, new
Synonyms:
old
having had a long life, or having existed for a long time
When I’m older, I’ll probably be bald. 
쑗
 My uncle is now quite an old man.
쑗
 He collects old cars. 
쑗
 We watched some old films. 
쑗
 Throw away that
old shirt.
ancient
very old, or belonging to a time long ago
He was riding an ancient bicycle. 
쑗
 the civilisations of ancient Greece and
Rome
elderly
a more polite word than ‘old’ used for describing someone who has had a
long life
An elderly man sat down beside her. 
쑗
 My mother is now rather elderly and
doesn’t drive any more.
antique
old and valuable
an antique Chinese vase
old-fashioned
no longer in fashion
She wore old-fashioned clothes.
Antonyms:
young
not old
new
made very recently, or never used before
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perform
verb
Synonyms: perform, carry out, fulfil, execute
perform
to do an action
She performed a perfect dive. 
쑗
 It’s the sort of task that can be performed
by any computer.
carry out
to do something, especially something that has been planned
Doctors carried out the tests on every patient. 
쑗
 The police carried out a
search for the missing boys.
fulfil
to complete something in a satisfactory way
He died before he could fulfil his ambition to fly a plane. 
쑗
 We are so busy
that we cannot fulfil any more orders before Christmas.
execute
(
formal
) to do something that has been planned or agreed
As part of the test, drivers are asked to execute an emergency stop.
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