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Underact
To act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness
📖 Definitions of "Underact"
verb
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To act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness
🔄 Synonyms of "Underact"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| underplayverb | (transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Underact"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Underact"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| underplayverb | (transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is. |
| underspeakverb | To speak with understatement and/or modesty. |
| undertonenoun | An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent. |
| underarticulateverb | To articulate insufficiently. |
| deadpan | Deliberately impassive or expressionless. |
| under-attendverb | Alternative form of underattend. [To pay too little attention to.] |
| mimenoun | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| dead pannoun | Alternative form of deadpan. [A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.] |
| sit onverb | (idiomatic) To take no action on (something); to hold (something) in reserve without actually using. |
| do nothingverb | To not take any action; to fail to do or accomplish something. |
| slip under the radarverb | Synonym of fly under the radar |
| fly under the radarverb | (idiomatic) To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time. |
| hide in plain sightverb | (idiomatic) To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence. |
| lurkverb | To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself. |
| dead-pannoun | Alternative form of deadpan. [A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.] |
| sit idly byverb | To remain close or stand aside while refraining from acting or intervening. |
| mail it inverb | (idiomatic) To deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results. |
| undersleepverb | (intransitive) To sleep too little. |
| think little ofverb | To dislike; to hold in low esteem; to look upon without favour or admiration. |
| sleepnoun | (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. |
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