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Synonyms for act
work
Synonyms
- work
- serve
- operate
- function
- be employed
- do business
- have a job
- earn a living
play
Synonyms
- play
- seem to be
- pose as
- pretend to be
- posture as
- imitate
- sham
- feign
- characterize
- enact
- personify
- impersonate
- play the part of
perform
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- perform
- be an actor
- be an actress
- tread the boards
- mimic
- mime
deed
pretence
performance
act for someone
Synonyms
- stand in for
- serve
- represent
- replace
- substitute for
- cover for
- take the place of
- fill in for
- deputize for
- function in place of
act on or upon something: obey
act up: misbehave
Synonyms
- misbehave
- carry on
- cause trouble
- mess about
- be naughty
- horse around
- give trouble
- piss about
- piss around
- give someone grief
- give bother
act up: malfunction
Synonyms
- malfunction
- go wrong
- break down
- be faulty
- stop
- stop working
- conk out
- go phut
- pack up
- play up
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Synonyms for act
the process of doing
Synonyms
the formal product of a legislative or judicial body
a display of insincere behavior
to behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of
act up: to behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion
act up: to work improperly due to mechanical difficulties
Synonyms
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Synonyms for act
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
something that people do or cause to happen
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- event
- action
- acquiring
- getting
- causation
- causing
- obstetrical delivery
- delivery
- departure
- going
- going away
- leaving
- discovery
- find
- uncovering
- disposition
- disposal
- effectuation
- implementation
- egression
- egress
- emergence
- equalisation
- equalization
- leveling
- digging up
- disinterment
- exhumation
- mitsvah
- mitzvah
- actuation
- propulsion
- recovery
- retrieval
- running away
- touching
- touch
- nonaccomplishment
- nonachievement
- leaning
- motivating
- motivation
- assumption
- rejection
- sacrifice
- forfeit
- forfeiture
- derivation
- activity
- hire
- wearing
- wear
- judgment
- assessment
- judgement
- production
- stay
- residency
- abidance
- residence
- inactivity
- interference
- hinderance
- hindrance
- stop
- stoppage
- group action
- distribution
- legitimation
- permissive waste
- waste
- proclamation
- promulgation
- communicating
- communication
- speech act
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
a manifestation of insincerity
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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- take turns
- alternate
- end up
- fetch up
- wind up
- finish
- finish up
- land up
- festinate
- hasten
- look sharp
- hurry
- rush
- interrupt
- disturb
- react
- respond
- go ahead
- plow ahead
- aggress
- attack
- force
- create
- come to the fore
- step forward
- step to the fore
- come forward
- step up
- come out
- pay back
- repay
- reward
- satisfice
- satisfise
- manoeuver
- manoeuvre
- maneuver
- dispatch
- evade
- use
- play it by ear
- play
- deal
- partner
- exert
- egotrip
- reciprocate
- go
- proceed
- move
- come close
- perform
- dare
- make bold
- presume
- engage
- pursue
- prosecute
- act on
- interact
- oppose
- take time by the forelock
- coact
- volunteer
- offer
- get around to
- dally
- toy
- flirt
- go about
- set about
- approach
- participate
- take part
- misbehave
- misconduct
- misdemean
- lower oneself
- stoop
- condescend
- deport
- comport
- acquit
- behave
- conduct
- bear
- carry
- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
- court
- romance
- solicit
- woo
- effect
- antagonise
- counteract
- antagonize
- anticipate
- counter
- forestall
- foresee
- commit
- perpetrate
- pull
- rampage
- get by
- grapple
- make do
- cope
- manage
- contend
- make out
- deign
- descend
- take care
- act superior
- lord it over
- put on airs
- queen it over
- stampede
- make a point
- make sure
- repeat
- take over
- surprise
- sneak
- take
- guard
- begin
- start
- go off at half-cock
- go off half-cocked
- hold off
- wait
- hold back
- continue
- go on
- keep
- go along
- do well
- had best
- persist in
- follow up on
- act up
- carry on
- act upon
- influence
- work
behave in a certain manner
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- act involuntarily
- act reflexively
- bend over backwards
- fall over backwards
- presume
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- optimise
- optimize
- quack
- menace
- make
- bluster
- swagger
- swash
- freeze
- wanton
- romanticize
- sentimentise
- sentimentize
- sentimentalise
- sentimentalize
- bungle
- toy
- play
- act as
- act
- stooge
- jest
- joke
- piffle
- make as if
- pretend
- dissemble
- lose it
- break down
- snap
- dally
- dawdle
- backslap
- hugger mugger
- sauce
- footle
- frivol
- trifle
- swell
- puff up
- follow
- loosen up
- relax
- rage
- ramp
- storm
- act up
play a role or part
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
have an effect or outcome
be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
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behave unnaturally or affectedly
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