act cool

VERB

give the cold shoulder

Synonyms

WEAK

brush off disregard eject ignore make unwelcome neglect ostracize shun turn up one's nose upstage

VERB

snub

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boycott disregard humiliate ignore neglect ostracize pass up rebuff scold scorn shun

STRONG

burr censure chill cool cut disdain duck humble ice mortify offend scratch shame slight slur snob swank upstage

WEAK

brush off cut dead give the brush ice out look coldly upon look right through not give time of day put down put the chill on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

note pay attention praise regard welcome

STRONG

approve compliment flatter heat respect warm

WEAK

be friendly include socialize

Example Sentences

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I am leaning against a wall, trying to act cool.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2021

“It was an amazing experience. You have to act cool but you’re sweating inside. I just pretended that she was any other patient and I calmed down.”

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2016

I thought she for sure knew that I was full of it, and I later found out that she was just as nervous as I was and trying to act cool.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2013

"We tried to act cool," says Bearden, "but I guess he could hear us arguing."

From Time Magazine Archive

It wasn’t easy to act cool when you knew every eye was on you...counting on you...waiting for you alone to give them something to cheer about.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

act cool

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