Antonyms for acting
ˈæk tɪŋact·ing

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1. acting, playing, playacting, performingadjective

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

   Synonyms:
   performing, playacting, playing

2. acting(a)adjective

   serving temporarily especially as a substitute

   "the acting president"

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

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1. actingnoun

   Synonyms:
   personation, impersonation, simulation, feigning, stage-playing, histrionicism, histrionism, affectation mimicry, pantomime (acting without speaking)

How to use acting in a sentence?

1. Michael Scibetta:

   These were people acting in a way they have never acted before.

2. Matt Taibbi:

   The files show the FBI acting as doorman to a vast program of social media surveillance and censorship, encompassing agencies across the federal government – from the State Department to the Pentagon to the CIA.

3. Lisa Deffendall:

   Incidents of this nature -- in which an employee is acting outside of the district's expectations and out of line with the training provided -- are isolated. Our training is very explicit that physical restraint is a last resort only to be used when a student is a danger to themselves or others. The training also shows employees the proper ways to hold or transport students. In this case, neither of those standards were met, there is absolutely no tolerance for the conduct of the employee in this incident, and while we can not discuss specifics, we do want to reassure our families that we take any situations of this nature very seriously.

4. William Hazlitt:

   Man is a make-believe animal - he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

5. Michel Temer:

   Those blocking the highways and acting in a radical manner are hurting the population, we will not allow hospitals to run out of supplies to save lives. We will not allow children to be harmed by the closure of schools.

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