Definitions

acting

[ak-ting] / ˈæk tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

substituting in a role

Synonyms

STRONG

adjutant alternate assistant delegated deputy interim surrogate temporary

WEAK

ad interim pro tem pro tempore provisional

Antonyms

WEAK

permanent

NOUN

entertaining, performing

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

Example Sentences

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The role earned him acting nominations for a Golden Globe and a Bafta.

From BBC

Under his seamless direction the acting is excellent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bulgaria's acting prosecutor general Borislav Sarafov said the case contained "more shocking details" than Twin Peaks - the drama about a murder investigation in a US logging town.

From BBC

Looking back on his life, Cort described acting less as a career choice than an inevitability.

From Los Angeles Times

If her friends are acting strange, there’s not much hope for me.

From Literature

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