Synonyms for act out
act out

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1. act outverb

   represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage

   "She could act neurotic anxiety"

   Synonyms:
   reenact, enact

2. enact, reenact, act outverb

   act out; represent or perform as if in a play

   "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

   Synonyms:
   reenact, ordain, enact

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1. Lawrence of Arabia, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Suppressed introductory chapter, first published 1939, Penguin edition p. 23:

   All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

2. Isaac Mashman:

   To act out of desperation is to act out of instinct. To let oneself get to that point however, is to ignore self-preservation.

3. Kamala Harris:

   People with PTSD tend to act out. They tend to self-medicate. Which means they're going to be on drugs or they may be an alcoholic. And then they're going to get into fights and they have a really short fuse. And guess what happens ? All of a sudden you don't qualify for VA. That's wrong because again we are not taking into account the way we have designed or enforcing the system the realities of that person's life. It's backwards !

4. Gamal Fouda:

   This person is brain-washed, terrorists who do such inhumane and vile acts do not belong to any religion. They act out of sheer hate, and they have no place in our country. Our first thoughts and prayers are for the victims and their families.

5. Amy Sherman-Palladino:

   Rory never really acted out, and at some point had to act out, she had to push away to grow and become her own person… I felt like it was really important for the characters to have this moment of ‘what are our lives if we’re not close, because I’ve counted on that.'.