DICTOMETER

ACTING

1. Synonyms:
   • Acting
   • Playing
   • Playacting
   • Performing
   Definitions:
   • the performance of a part or role in a drama
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Move
   Definitions:
   • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
   Examples:
   • Think before you act
   • We must move quickly
   • The governor should act on the new energy bill
   • The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
   Antonyms:
   refrain, forbear
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Behave
   • Do
   Definitions:
   • behave in a certain manner
   • show a certain behavior
   • conduct or comport oneself
   Examples:
   • You should act like an adult
   • Don't behave like a fool
   • What makes her do this way?
   • The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Play
   • Represent
   Definitions:
   • play a role or part
   Examples:
   • Gielgud played Hamlet
   • She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role
   • She played the servant to her husband's master
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • discharge one's duties
   Examples:
   • She acts as the chair
   • In what capacity are you acting?
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Play
   • Act as
   Definitions:
   • pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
   Examples:
   • He acted the idiot
   • She plays deaf when the news are bad
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • be suitable for theatrical performance
   Examples:
   • This scene acts well
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Work
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • have an effect or outcome
   • often the one desired or expected
   Examples:
   • The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought
   • How does your idea work in practice?
   • This method doesn't work
   • The breaks of my new car act quickly
   • The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Dissemble
   • Pretend
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • behave unnaturally or affectedly
   Examples:
   • She's just acting
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Act
    • Play
    • Roleplay
    • Playact
    Definitions:
    • perform on a stage or theater
    Examples:
    • She acts in this play
    • He acted in `Julius Caesar'
    • I played in `A Christmas Carol'
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Acting
   Definitions:
   • serving temporarily especially as a substitute
   Examples:
   • The acting president
   Antonyms:
   • Permanent
   • Lasting