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playing
adjective as in loose
adjective as in performing
Strong matches
noun as in acting
Strong matches
Weak matches
- play acting
- showing off
noun as in dalliance
Weak matches
noun as in enactment
noun as in recitation
Strong matches
Weak matches
- declaiming
- discoursing
- holding forth
- narrating
- soliloquizing
Example Sentences
You have this incredible rapport with the actress playing your daughter in it.
Lawrence, with Sister Agnes playing His Girl Friday, obtains the smoking gun, gives the Vatican copy machine a workout and tosses the incendiary flyers to everybody at the lunch hall.
"We are all very aware we are the players, ultimately, we are the people who are playing the game and who control whether we win or lose," said Rowlands.
"We anticipate a tough challenge from a team that thrives on playing fast and with tempo," said Borthwick.
But if the names have changed, the goals and playing philosophy have not — which is why the success has continued as well.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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