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act
noun as in something done
Strong matches
accomplishment, achievement, doing, execution, exploit, feat, undertaking
noun as in legislative document
noun as in part of a performance
noun as in pretended behavior
verb as in do something
Strongest matches
begin, carry out, develop, do, enforce, execute, function, move, operate, pursue, respond, serve, undertake
Strong matches
accomplish, achieve, consummate, cook, intrude, labor, maneuver, officiate, percolate, perk, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside
Weak matches
carry on, do a number, do one's thing, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town, knock off, make progress, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, work out
verb as in behave in a certain way
verb as in entertain by playing a role
Strong matches
burlesque, characterize, dramatize, emote, feign, ham, impersonate, mime, mimic, mug, parody, personate, personify, pretend, rehearse, represent, simulate, star, stooge, strut
Weak matches
be on, bring down the house, do a turn, go on, go over, ham it up, lay an egg, make debut, play act, play gig, play part, play role, put it over, say one's piece, take part, tread the boards
Example Sentences
Last month, a federal judge disqualified Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, from several cases, concluding she “is not validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.”
River Action welcomed the decision by the ASA and called on supermarkets to act.
They have argued that their AI products act autonomously — and so there is no legal case to blame the developers.
"And on top of that, the act of singing itself can have a very relaxing effect."
On Tuesday, he warned gang leaders that "if they continue controlling our streets from the prisons, we will act with more determination. We will change everything that needs to be changed. You've been warned."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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