Other Words for Act

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Act as a Noun has these synonyms:

bill, law, decree, edict, statute, order, ordinance, command, mandate, resolution, measure, enactment
Example: Are the opening hours of public houses in England regulated by act of Parliament.

deed, action, undertaking, operation, step, move, feat, exploit, accomplishment, achievement
Example: The first act of the new commission was to ban smoking in public places.

performance, pretence, posture, stance, feigning, front, fake, dissimulation, show, deception, hoax, affectation
Example: She didn't mean what she said - it was just an act.

performance, show, bit, skit, stand, routine, turn, sketch, thing, shtick
Example: Stand-up comedians do their acts in nightclubs.

Act as a Verb has these synonyms:

behave (oneself), carry on, deport oneself, comport oneself, conduct oneself
Example: I don't know how she'll act when we're in public.

feign, pretend, counterfeit, fake, dissemble, make believe, sham, simulate, dissimulate, posture
Example: You may think him sincere, but I know he is just acting.

perform, play, do
Example: She is acting in the West End.

portray, represent, impersonate, act out, personify, take or play the part or role of, personate
Example: Reginald acts the fool whenever he has had too much to drink.

take effect, work, operate, function, perform
Example: This drug will act only if taken with meals.

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