Performance definition

Performance as a noun

1. a dramatic or musical entertainment

   "they listened to ten different performances"

   Same sense: public presentation

2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

   "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"

3. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

   "they criticized his performance as mayor"

   Same sense: carrying out, carrying into action, execution

4. any recognized accomplishment

   "they admired his performance under stress"

5. process or manner of functioning or operating

   "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"

   Same sense: operation, functioning

Synonyms and antonyms

• public presentation
• carrying out
• carrying into action
• execution
• operation
• functioning

How to say performance

Performance has 3 syllables and rhymes with conformance. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with performance

• conformance

PERFORMANCE in word games

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

24

Anagrams

0

Is PERFORMANCE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PERFORMANCE in the word checker, or unscramble PERFORMANCE to see the shorter words in its letters.