Synonyms for act on
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Antonyms for act on
- have no effect on
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WORD ORIGIN
mid-15c., "to act upon or adjudicate" a legal case; 1590s in the theatrical sense, from Latin actus, past participle of agere (see act (n.)). To act up "be unruly" is from 1903. To act out "behave anti-socially" (1974) is from psychiatric sense of "expressing one's unconscious impulses or desires." Related: Acted; acting.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR ACT ON
affect
verbinfluence, affect emotionallyaffects
verbinfluence, affect emotionallyjudge
verbmake decision from evidence; deduce- act on
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- appraise
- appreciate
- approximate
- arbitrate
- arrive
- ascertain
- assess
- check
- collect
- conclude
- condemn
- consider
- criticize
- decide
- decree
- deduct
- derive
- determine
- discern
- distinguish
- doom
- draw
- esteem
- estimate
- evaluate
- examine
- find
- gather
- give a hearing
- make
- make out
- mediate
- pass sentence
- place
- pronounce sentence
- put
- rate
- reckon
- referee
- resolve
- review
- rule
- sentence
- settle
- sit
- size up
- suppose
- test
- try
- umpire
- value
judged
verbmake decision from evidence; deduce- act on
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- appraise
- appreciate
- approximate
- arbitrate
- arrive
- ascertain
- assess
- check
- collect
- conclude
- condemn
- consider
- criticize
- decide
- decree
- deduct
- derive
- determine
- discern
- distinguish
- doom
- draw
- esteem
- estimate
- evaluate
- examine
- find
- gather
- give a hearing
- make
- make out
- mediate
- pass sentence
- place
- pronounce sentence
- put
- rate
- reckon
- referee
- resolve
- review
- rule
- sentence
- settle
- sit
- size up
- suppose
- test
- try
- umpire
- value
judges
verbmake decision from evidence; deduce- act on
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- appraise
- appreciate
- approximate
- arbitrate
- arrive
- ascertain
- assess
- check
- collect
- conclude
- condemn
- consider
- criticize
- decide
- decree
- deduct
- derive
- determine
- discern
- distinguish
- doom
- draw
- esteem
- estimate
- evaluate
- examine
- find
- gather
- give a hearing
- make
- make out
- mediate
- pass sentence
- place
- pronounce sentence
- put
- rate
- reckon
- referee
- resolve
- review
- rule
- sentence
- settle
- sit
- size up
- suppose
- test
- try
- umpire
- value
operate
verbperform, function- accomplish
- achieve
- act
- act on
- advance
- be in action
- behave
- bend
- benefit
- bring about
- burn
- carry on
- click
- compel
- complete
- concern
- conduct
- contact
- contrive
- convey
- cook
- determine
- direct
- do
- enforce
- engage
- exert
- finish
- fulfill
- get results
- go
- hit
- hum
- influence
- keep
- lift
- move
- ordain
- percolate
- proceed
- produce
- produce a result
- progress
- promote
- react
- revolve
- roll
- run
- serve
- spin
- take
- tick
- transport
- turn
- work
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.