Synonyms for Actækt
Princeton's WordNet
act, enactment(noun)
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
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act, characterization, bit, deed, personation, human action, number, human activity, portrayal, enactment, turn, passage, routineact, deed, human action, human activity(noun)
something that people do or cause to happen
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act, deed of conveyance, bit, deed, title, human action, number, human activity, enactment, turn, routineact(noun)
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
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bit, deed, human action, number, human activity, enactment, turn, routineact, routine, number, turn, bit(noun)
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
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turn, figure, routine, morsel, act, spot, piece, twist, turning, procedure, function, bit, flake, second, snatch, bend, subroutine, modus operandi, crook, turn of events, round, deed, mo, subprogram, tour, fleck, chip, go, telephone number, play, identification number, number, minute, phone number, spell, numeral, scrap, moment, human activity, good turn, bout, enactment, bite, issue, human actionact(verb)
a manifestation of insincerity
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bit, deed, human action, number, human activity, enactment, turn, routineact, move(verb)
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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pretend, be active, locomote, impress, actuate, play, represent, strike, dissemble, prompt, move, propel, work, motivate, roleplay, displace, playact, affect, run, proceed, act, go, act as, incite, travel, behave, do, make a motionact, behave, do(verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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perform, playact, dissemble, comport, act, move, behave, get along, carry, suffice, fare, answer, deport, make, roleplay, arrange, coif, act as, execute, manage, cause, work, do, coiffure, play, represent, make out, practice, acquit, conduct, exercise, pretend, come, coiffe, serve, set, practise, dress, bearact, play, represent(verb)
play a role or part
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take on, fiddle, dissemble, interpret, bet, spiel, act, bring, make up, behave, run, symbolize, trifle, play, diddle, meet, lay out, move, roleplay, dally, typify, be, act as, toy, encounter, stand for, playact, flirt, do, make for, wager, represent, stage, exemplify, recreate, pretend, present, comprise, symbolise, work, correspond, constitute, map, wreak, defendact(verb)
discharge one's duties
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play, move, behave, roleplay, pretend, dissemble, do, playact, work, act as, representact, play, act as(verb)
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
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pretend, make for, flirt, play, represent, dissemble, dally, recreate, wager, move, wreak, take on, work, toy, roleplay, playact, bet, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, bring, encounter, trifle, behave, doact(verb)
be suitable for theatrical performance
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play, move, behave, roleplay, pretend, dissemble, do, playact, work, act as, representwork, act(verb)
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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knead, turn, operate, dissemble, act, shape, bring, move, behave, work out, run, function, put to work, forge, lick, solve, make, roleplay, figure out, form, pretend, mould, sour, playact, work, do, exploit, go, play, represent, do work, make for, mold, puzzle out, act upon, process, crop, exercise, act as, ferment, influence, work on, wreak, cultivateact(verb)
be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
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play, move, behave, roleplay, pretend, dissemble, do, playact, work, act as, representdissemble, pretend, act(verb)
behave unnaturally or affectedly
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pretend, dissemble, make believe, play, represent, mask, move, work, cloak, venture, roleplay, playact, affect, hazard, feign, do, act, sham, guess, profess, behave, make, act asact, play, roleplay, playact(verb)
perform on a stage or theater
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pretend, make for, flirt, play, represent, dissemble, dally, recreate, wager, move, wreak, take on, work, toy, roleplay, playact, bet, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, bring, encounter, trifle, behave, do
Wiktionary
act(noun)
To do something.act(noun)
To perform a theatrical role.act(noun)
To behave in a certain way.Synonyms:
statuteact(noun)
To convey an appearance of being.act(noun)
To have an effect (on).Synonyms:
deedact(noun)
To play (a role).act(noun)
To feign.act(noun)
To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).act(noun)
A display of behaviour.Synonyms:
pretense
English Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald
act(n)
An act is strictly and originally something accomplished by an exercise of power, in which sense it is synonymous with deed or effect. Action is a doing. Act is therefore single, individual, momentary; action a complex of acts, or a process, state, or habit of exerting power. We say a virtuous act, but rather a virtuous course of action. We speak of the action of an acid upon a metal, not of its act. Act is used, also, for the simple exertion of power; as, an act of will. In this sense an act does not necessarily imply an external effect, while an action does. Morally, the act of murder is in the determination to kill; legally, the act is not complete without the striking of the fatal blow. Act and deed are both used for the thing done, but act refers to the power put forth, deed to the result accomplished; as, a voluntary act, a bad deed. In connection with other words act is more usually qualified by the use of another noun, action by an adjective preceding; we may say a kind act, though oftener an act of kindness, but only a kind action, not an action of kindness. As between act and deed, deed is commonly used of great, notable, and impressive acts, as are achievement, exploit, and feat.
Festus: We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths.
Bailey Festus, A Country Town, sc. 7.A feat exhibits strength, skill, personal power, whether mental or physical, especially the latter; as, a feat of arms, a feat of memory. An exploit is a conspicuous or glorious deed, involving valor or heroism, usually combined with strength, skill, loftiness of thought, and readiness of resource; an achievement is the doing of something great and noteworthy; an exploit is brilliant, but its effect may be transient; an achievement is solid, and its effect enduring. Act and action are both in contrast to all that is merely passive and receptive. The intensest action is easier than passive endurance.
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accomplishment, achievement, action, consummation, deed, doing, effect, execution, exercise, exertion, exploit, feat, motion, movement, operation, performance, proceeding, transaction, workAntonyms:
cessation, deliberation, endurance, immobility, inaction, inactivity, inertia, passion (In philosophic sense), quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, suffering, suspension
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