Carry on

/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/

Synonyms for "carry on" (264 found)

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Closest matches (53)

abideact upadminister antic assault attack barbarize batterbe enthusiasticbe lividbe patientbe pissedbe responsible forbear with composurebehave illbide bluster boilbrowned offbrutalize

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bubble overburn butchercall the signalscaper captain caracole carrycarry on overcarry outcarry throughcavortcease notchafe command conduct continuecontinue to becontrol curvetcut a didocut caperscut upcut up roughdance

Verb(5 words)

act upbear onconduct continue continued

Noun(3 words)

contcontinue art educationcontinuing

Strong matches (79)

Verb(2 words)

dealgo on

deal withdefeat timedefy timedestroy direct disport dodrag ondrive dwell effervesce emote employ endureengage inengineer enthuse exercise exist extend

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flounce followfool aroundforbear fret frisk frolic fume gambolget into mischiefgogo alonggo in forgo ongo on overgovern gushgush overhammer handle hanghang onhave a conniptionheadhead uphell aroundholdhold onhold outhold steadyhorsehorse aroundhorseplayjog onkeepkeep atkeep at itkeep busykeep drivingkeep goingkeep movingkeep onkeep tryingkeep uplastlast longlast outlay down the lawlay wasteleadlead onlinger livelive onlive throughloot

Noun(1 words)

followup

Related words (132)

maffick maintainmake gomake much ofmake the rulesmanage maneuver manipulate mastermind maul misbehave misdemean mugnever ceasenot accept compromiseofficer operate ordain order peg

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peg awayperdure perennate performperform onpersevere persist pillage pilotpissed offplayplay the foolplug awaypractice prescribe preside prevail prosecutepull the stringspursue quarterback rageraise cainraise hellraise sandraise the deuceraise the devilraise the rooframp rampage rantrant and raverape raverave aboutregulate remain resume rhapsodize riot roar rollick romp roughhouse ruin runrun onsack savagesee toseethe simmer sizzle skip skipper slaughterslog onsmoke smoldersow chaosspecialize insport spoutstagger onstand staystay onsteer stew storm subsist survive sustain tackle taketake care oftake commandtake ontake on overtake the leadtake totake uptarry teartear aroundterrorizethrow a fittide overtransact trip undertake use vandalize violate wage waitwait it outwearwear wellwhoop it upworkwork atworry wreck

Verb(4 words)

preserve proceed proceeded uphold

Noun(4 words)

press onpush onresumes wages

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12 entries

care deal handle hold keep maintain manage misbehave misconduct misdemean speak talk

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7 entries

continuego alonggo forwardgo onkeepmove aheadproceed

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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I’ll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.

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to carry on commerce in a market

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Carry on the good work.

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It is difficult to carry on a conversation with so many distractions.

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