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Synonyms of doing in English:

doing


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noun

1‘the doing of the act constitutes the offence’

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performance, performing, carrying out, effecting, execution, implementation, implementing, bringing off, discharge, discharging, achievement, accomplishment, realization, completion, completing
informal pulling off
archaic acquittal
rare effectuation

2‘he gave a brief account of his doings in Paris’

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exploit, activity, act, action, undertaking, deed, feat, endeavour, work, venture, enterprise, achievement, accomplishment
performance, behaviour, conduct
handiwork
informal caper

3‘it would take some doing to diffuse the situation’

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effort, exertion, work, hard work, application, labour, toil, struggle, strain
pains
informal elbow grease
literary travail

4doings‘he looked into the drawer where he kept the doings’

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thing, whatever it is, whatever it is called
informal whatsit, whatnot, doofer, thingummy, thingamajig, thingamabob, what's-its-name, what-d'you-call-it, oojamaflip, oojah, gizmo
British informal doobry, doodah, gubbins
North American informal doodad, doohickey, doojigger, dingus, hootenanny
Australian, New Zealand informal thingo