carries on
The phrase “carries on” has 3 syllables: car-ries on
It's pronounced as /ˈkæriz ɑn/
What is synonym and antonym for carries on?
In the thesaurus, “carries on” has 54 synonyms and 40 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for carries on along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for carries on
- acts out
- acts up
- administers
- administrates
- codirects
- comanages
- conducts
- controls
- cuts up
- digs in
- directs
- disobeys
- fools around
- governs
- guards
- guides
- guts it out
- handles
- hangs in there
- hangs on
- horses around
- keeps
- keeps up
- knuckles down
- leads
- manages
- micromanages
- minds
- misbehaves
- misconducts
- operates
- overlooks
- oversees
- perseveres
- persists
- pilots
- protects
- raises Cain
- raises hell
- rebels
- regulates
- roughhouses
- runs
- runs riot
- safeguards
- shows off
- stage-manages
- steers
- stewards
- superintends
- supervises
- tends
- watches
- watches over
Antonyms for carries on
- acquits
- acts
- bears
- bows
- checks
- collects
- complies
- comports
- composes
- conducts
- conforms
- constrains
- contains
- controls
- curbs
- demeans
- deports
- falters
- gives in
- gives up
- handles
- hangs back
- hesitates
- inhibits
- knocks off
- moves
- obeys
- quiets
- quits
- represses
- restrains
- shilly-shallies
- submits
- succumbs
- surrenders
- vacillates
- wabbles
- wavers
- wobbles
- yields
Example Sentences
- Despite the challenges, she carries on with her studies.
- He carries on the family tradition of running the bakery.
- The old machine carries on working even after many years.
- She carries on talking as if nothing had happened.
- The team carries on striving for success despite setbacks.
On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to carries on, such as: acquits, acts, acts out, acts up, administers, administrates, bears.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
keeps
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- answers
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- takes care of
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- walls
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- watches
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gambols
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- cavort
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- jump
- kibitz around
- kites
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- monkeyshines
- play
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- revel
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- rollick
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- roughhouses
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- skip
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- souses
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- whoop it up
keeps up
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- defends
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- goes
- guards
- hangs in
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- heals
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- holds up
- husbands
- lasts
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- makes out
- manages
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- perdures
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- prevails
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- reconstructs
- rehabilitates
- rejuvenates
- remains
- remedies
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- safeguards
- saves
- screens
- services
- shields
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- sticks around
- stretches
- supports
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mafficks
rages
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- cults
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- enflames
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- infatuations
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- last words
- makes a scene
- modes
- movements
- new waves
- nine day wonders
- novelties
- passions
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- rankles
- rants
- raves
- roils
- runs amok
- runs amuck
- sees red
- seethes
- sensations
- shakes
- sizzles
- smolders
- smoulders
- steams
- stews
- storms
- styles
- takes on
- to-dos
- tons
- trends
- uproars
- vogues
- whims
- wrinkles