🔄 Synonyms of "Act"
22 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| worknoun | (uncountable) Employment. |
| processnoun | A series of events leading to a result or product. |
| playverb | (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| representverb | (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of |
| bitnoun | (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. |
| operationnoun | (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. |
| moveverb | (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. |
| turnverb | To make a non-linear physical movement. |
| routinenoun | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| doverb | (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. |
| dissembleverb | (transitive) To disguise or conceal something. |
| pretendverb | (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| enactmentnoun | (law) The act of making (a bill) into law. |
| behaveverb | (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. |
| playactverb | Alternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.] |
| numbernoun | Quantity. |
| act asverb | function as or act like |
| cognitive processnoun | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents |
| roleplaynoun | (intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. |
| human action | Human Action: A Treatise on Economics is a work by the Austrian economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises. |
| human activitynoun | something that people do or cause to happen |
| cognitive operationnoun | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents |
↔️ Antonyms of "Act"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Act"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| worknoun | (uncountable) Employment. |
| numbernoun | Quantity. |
| processnoun | A series of events leading to a result or product. |
| operationnoun | (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. |
| representverb | (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of |
| enactmentnoun | (law) The act of making (a bill) into law. |
| behaveverb | (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. |
| routinenoun | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| moveverb | (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. |
| playactverb | Alternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.] |
| turnverb | To make a non-linear physical movement. |
| bitnoun | (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. |
| doverb | (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. |
| pretendverb | (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| roleplaynoun | (intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. |
| dissembleverb | (transitive) To disguise or conceal something. |
| playverb | (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| act asverb | function as or act like |
| cognitive operationnoun | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents |
| cognitive processnoun | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents |
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