Synonyms for acting
ˈæk tɪŋact·ing

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1. acting, playing, playacting, performingadjective

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

   Synonyms:
   performing, playacting, playing

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

2. acting(a)adjective

   serving temporarily especially as a substitute

   "the acting president"

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

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1. actingnoun

   Synonyms:
   deed, performance, ACTION

2. actingnoun

   Synonyms:
   personation, representation, simulation

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1. actingnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "acting":

   a.i., interim, act, serving, f.f., caretaker, behaving, regard, operating, progress

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1. Baelyn Schwab:

   Baelyn Schwab was still acting fine. Baelyn Schwab still acted perfectly healthy. Baelyn Schwab skin wasn't yellow, just Baelyn Schwab eyes.

2. Paul Slovic:

   In the earliest days when we were evolving, there were plenty of dangers around, and those dangers were directly experienced, they were threats that we faced directly from threatening creatures or other tribes, it was all very direct and concrete. So these reactions based on feelings were very beneficial in helping us act quickly and to recognize friend from foe, it was us against them, like if you heard a sound in the bush that might be a dangerous animal, you didn't stop to reason about what was causing the sound -- was it really a dangerous animal ? -- you just accepted the fact that it sounded scary and you got out of there. You moved fast. So our survival depended on testing your emotions and behaving quickly, and acting according to those feelings.

3. Charles Raison:

   If your kid is going off the rails, and that means they are acting extremely bizarrely, they are totally different than they were before, they're not functioning, it's an emergency, and the best thing you can do is push, push, push to get your kid the best care you can find and as quickly as possible.

4. Rick Santorum:

   I have no problem with the Russians protecting their security, vladimir Putin is acting very rationally.

5. Adisorn Nuchdamrong:

   We have a court warrant this time, unlike previous times, when we only asked for the temple's cooperation, which did not work, international pressure concerning illegal wildlife trafficking is also part of why we're acting now.