Synonyms of carried on

carried on

verb

past tense of carry on

1

as in raised hell

to behave badly

a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raised hell
• acted out
• ran riot
• disobeyed
• rebelled
• acted up
• misconducted
• raised Cain
• misbehaved
• cut up
• kidded (around)
• showed off
• horsed around
• fooled around
• clowned (around)
• roughhoused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conducted
• obeyed
• acted
• bore
• quit
• acquitted
• deported
• contained
• collected
• moved
• composed
• complied
• controlled
• handled
• checked
• conformed
• quitted
• inhibited
• constrained
• comported
• restrained
• demeaned
• repressed
• quieted
• curbed

2

as in persisted

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persisted
• hung in there
• persevered
• gutted it out
• hung on
• dug in
• followed through (with)
• kept up
• knuckled down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gave up
• knocked off
• quit
• submitted
• quitted
• gave in
• bowed
• yielded
• surrendered
• succumbed
• hung back
• hesitated
• faltered
• wavered
• vacillated
• wabbled
• wobbled
• shilly-shallied

3

as in managed

to look after and make decisions about

carries on a business and still manages to run the household

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• operated
• supervised
• conducted
• handled
• controlled
• oversaw
• regulated
• run
• ran
• watched over
• presided (over)
• governed
• directed
• administered
• kept
• tended
• guided
• protected
• overlooked
• superintended
• administrated
• stewarded
• cared (for)
• led
• watched
• steered
• guarded
• safeguarded
• piloted
• minded
• comanaged
• codirected
• stage-managed
• micromanaged
• co-managed
• co-directed