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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
In a healthy brain, synaptic vesicles act as tiny packages that carry chemical messages from one neuron to the next.
His 2015 movie "Taxi" featured him acting as a taxi driver and was shot entirely in a car.
Under the law, the first assistant U.S. attorney serves as acting U.S. attorney when the post is vacant, and so Habba was put back in charge of the office.
Monday's report also found that somebody gained early access to the equivalent financial forecasts in March while Reeves was delivering her Spring Statement, though they did not act on the information.
It’s how the sport has gone ruthlessly pro—but people still act like it’s some folksy campus endeavor when it suits their motives.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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