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act out

VERB
act up
Synonyms
WEAK
carry on raise hell rebel sow one's wild oats
VERB
act up (misbehave)
Synonyms
WEAK
be bad be out of line behave badly carry on fool around horseplay make trouble misbehave rebel set a bad example show off
Antonyms
WEAK
behave
VERB
gesture/gesticulate
Synonyms
WEAK
flag indicate mime pantomime signal signalize use one's hands use sign language wave
Antonyms
WEAK
speak
VERB
impersonate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as
STRONG
act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent
WEAK
act a part assume character do an impression of double as dress as make like pass oneself off as play a role put on an act take the part of
Antonyms
STRONG
direct fail halt idle prevent stop
WEAK
be original differ oppose reverse
VERB
perform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
display execute give go on offer play present produce represent show stage
STRONG
discourse dramatize emote enact exhibit ham impersonate personate playact render
WEAK
appear as be on bring down the house do a number do a turn ham it up put on tread the boards
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold
STRONG
fail
WEAK
direct halt prevent stop
VERB
personify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
embody epitomize exemplify illustrate incarnate manifest symbolize typify
STRONG
contain copy express exteriorize externalize humanize image imitate impersonate materialize mirror objectify substantiate
WEAK
body forth emblematize hominify live as make human personize
Antonyms
STRONGEST
obscure
STRONG
be original differ oppose reverse
VERB
signalize
Synonyms
STRONG
flag gesticulate indicate mime motion pantomime sign signal wave
WEAK
give the high sign use one's hands use sign language

Example Sentences

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Netanyahu said police had acted out of "special" safety concerns and that a plan was being drawn up to allow church leaders to worship at the site in the coming days.

From BBC

Lunny described her staff being asked to act out Timothy's behaviour as "appalling".

From BBC

In the six weeks that follow, McCullagh acts out the grieving boyfriend.

From BBC

But McNicholas said that the department is acting out of concern about public perception and to punish the officers for refusing to remove the plates when asked to do so by their superiors.

From Los Angeles Times

Lou seemed to enjoy his son best when he acted out the old man’s hidebound conception of masculinity.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.