act
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(verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?" |
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Synonyms: behave, do |
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Related Words: act, act as, act involuntarily, act reflexively, backslap, bluster, break down, bungle, follow, footle, freeze, frivol, hugger mugger, jest, joke, lose it, make, make as if, menace, piffle, play, puff up, quack, rage, ramp, romanticize, sauce, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, stooge, storm, swagger, swash, swell, trifle, wanton |
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(verb) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" |
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Synonyms: act as, play |
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Related Words: act, behave, do |
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(noun) something that people do or cause to happen |
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Synonyms: human action, human activity |
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Related Words: abidance, action, activity, assessment, communicating, communication, distribution, forfeit, forfeiture, group action, hindrance, inactivity, interference, interfering, judgement, judgment, laughter, leaning, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, permissive waste, production, rejection, residence, residency, sacrifice, speech act, stay, stop, stoppage, waste, wear, wearing |
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(verb) discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" |
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Related Words: serve |
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(verb) play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role" |
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Synonyms: play, represent |
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Related Words: act out, emote, enact, impersonate, masquerade, parody, portray, pose, re-create, reenact, spoof, support |
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(verb) perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in "Julius Caesar"; "I played in "A Christmas Carol" |
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Synonyms: play, playact, roleplay |
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Related Words: ham, mime, overact, overplay, pantomime, perform, stooge, underact, underplay |
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(verb) perform an action; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly" |
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Synonyms: move |
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Related Words: acquit, act on, act superior, aggress, alternate, antagonise, antagonize, anticipate, approach, assay, attack, attempt, bear, behave, carry, carry out, coact, come close, come forward, come out, come to the fore, commit, comport, condescend, conduct, contend, continue, cope, counter, counteract, court, create, dally, dare, deal, deign, deport, descend, disturb, do well, effect, egotrip, end up, engage, essay, exert, finish, flirt, follow through, force, foresee, forestall, get around to, get by, go, go about, go ahead, go along, go on, go through, grapple, guard, had best, hasten, hold back, hold off, hurry, interact, interrupt, keep, keep on, look sharp, lord it over, lower oneself, make a point, make bold, make do, make out, make sure, manage, misbehave, misdemean, move, offer, oppose, participate, partner, pay back, perform, perpetrate, persist in, play, play out, plow ahead, presume to, proceed, prosecute, pull, pursue, put on airs, queen it over, rampage, react, reciprocate, repay, repeat, respond, reward, romance, rush, seek, set about, sneak, solicit, stampede, step forward, step to the fore, step up, stoop, surprise, take, take care, take over, take part, take time by the forelock, take turns, toy, try, volunteer, wait, wind up, woo |
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Antonyms: refrain |
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(verb) be suitable for theatrical performance: "This scene acts well" |
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Related Words: be |
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(noun) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body |
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Synonyms: enactment |
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Related Words: decree, edict, fiat, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, legislative act, official document, order, rescript, statute |
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(noun) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" |
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Synonyms: bit, number, routine, turn |
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Related Words: performance, public presentation |
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(noun) a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet |
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Related Words: dramatic composition, dramatic work |
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(noun) a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" |
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Related Words: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion |
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(verb) have a desired effect; do the trick; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly" |
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Synonyms: work |
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Related Words: come through, succeed |
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(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" |
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Synonyms: dissemble, pretend |
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Related Words: assume, feign, sham, simulate |
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(noun) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the act of remembering" |
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Synonyms: cognitive operation, cognitive process, operation, process |
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Related Words: basic cognitive process, cognition, higher cognitive process, knowledge |
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