Directed
Directed adjective - (often used in combination) having a specified direction.
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Performed and directed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Performed" instead the word "Directed" as a verb or an adjective.
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- Brown then started taking lesser roles in the ads and the main song was performed by someone else; particular loathing was directed at an ad that featured a fat woman instead.
Source: The Scrappy / Advertising - Scanners, directed by David Cronenberg, features a Super Breeding Program experiment performed by a pharmaceutical corporation on unwitting pregnant women with the goal of world domination.
Source: Unwitting Test Subject -
Bonus pouints for somewhat resembling an actual flea Gratuitous Japanese: Attacks directed at opponents on the ground are called "Newaza", which is an untranslated Japanese term from Judo for techniques performed on grounded opponents, like pins and holds.
Source: Video Game / Hybrid Heaven
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Performed and Directed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/directed/performed
Directed & Performed. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/directed/performed>.
Performed or Directed. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/directed/performed.
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