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Synonyms for act for
verb present image of; symbolize- mean
- perform
- produce
- serve
- serve as
- show
- speak for
- be
- betoken
- body
- copy
- embody
- enact
- epitomize
- equal
- equate
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- factor
- imitate
- impersonate
- personify
- reproduce
- stage
- substitute
- typify
- act as
- act as broker
- act for
- act in place of
- appear as
- assume the role of
- be agent for
- be attorney for
- be proxy for
- buy for
- correspond to
- do business for
- emblematize
- hold office
- play the part
- put on
- sell for
- stand for
- steward
Antonyms for act for
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More words related to act for
pinch hit
verb. substitute
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
pinch-hit
verb. substitute
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
represent
verb. present image of; symbolize
- act as
- act as broker
- act for
- act in place of
- appear as
- assume the role of
- be
- be agent for
- be attorney for
- be proxy for
- betoken
- body
- buy for
- copy
- correspond to
- do business for
- emblematize
- embody
- enact
- epitomize
- equal
- equate
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- factor
- hold office
- imitate
- impersonate
- mean
- perform
- personify
- play the part
- produce
- put on
- reproduce
- sell for
- serve
- serve as
- show
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- steward
- substitute
- typify
represents
verb. present image of; symbolize
- act as
- act as broker
- act for
- act in place of
- appear as
- assume the role of
- be
- be agent for
- be attorney for
- be proxy for
- betoken
- body
- buy for
- copy
- correspond to
- do business for
- emblematize
- embody
- enact
- epitomize
- equal
- equate
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- factor
- hold office
- imitate
- impersonate
- mean
- perform
- personify
- play the part
- produce
- put on
- reproduce
- sell for
- serve
- serve as
- show
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- steward
- substitute
- typify
substitute
verb. interchange, exchange
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
substitutes
verb. interchange, exchange
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.