Antonyms for deeds
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : deed |
| Phonetic Transcription : did |
Definition of deeds
Origin :- Old English dæd "a doing, act, action, transaction, event," from Proto-Germanic *dædis (cf. Old Saxon dad, Old Norse dað, Old Frisian dede, Middle Dutch daet, Dutch daad, Old High German tat, German Tat "deed," Gothic gadeþs "a putting, placing"), from PIE *dhetis (cf. Lithuanian detis "load, burden," Greek thesis "a placing, setting"), from *dhe- "place, put" (see do). Sense of "written legal document" is early 14c. As a verb, 1806, American English Related: Deeded; deeding.
- noun achievement
- noun legal paper assigning property; contract
- He says, he will convince you of his love by deeds, since he is not permitted by you to express it by words.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The chiseled stone is not more fixed than are the deeds of the minutes that are past.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Me and Lawyer Fillmore has been a-lookin' into them deeds, and this timber is mine;' and he driv off.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- There are also pictures of the gods and heroes and the deeds they did.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- And bring the deeds to your plant—the bills of sale to your machinery and equipment.
- Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
- Thus it is usual for the husband's deeds to be endorsed by the wife, while he did not endorse hers.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Men were tried and sentenced never for deeds, but always for words.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- He drew horizons on paper and pursued the infinite in deeds.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- Human must do God's commandments in deeds, words and thoughts.
- Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce
- In deeds, words and thoughts, to human and dumb creatures too.
- Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce
Synonyms for deeds
- accomplishment
- act
- action
- adventure
- agreement
- ballgame
- bargain
- big idea
- bit
- byplay
- cause
- certificate
- charter
- commission
- compact
- conveyance
- covenant
- crusade
- do
- document
- enterprise
- exploit
- fact
- feat
- follow through
- game
- happenin'
- indenture
- instrument
- lease
- papers
- performance
- plan
- proof
- quest
- reality
- record
- release
- securing
- security
- stunt
- thing
- title
- tour de force
- transaction
- truth
- voucher
- warranty
- winning
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