do a bit

VERB

affect

Synonyms

STRONG

act adopt assume bluff contrive counterfeit fake feign playact sham simulate

WEAK

aspire to lay it on thick make out like put on put up a front take on

Antonyms

STRONG

stop tell the truth

VERB

feign

Synonyms

STRONG

act affect assume bluff counterfeit devise dissemble dissimulate fabricate fake forge imagine imitate invent play sham simulate stonewall

WEAK

four-flush give appearance of make show of phony up play possum put on put on act put up a front

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest tell the truth

WEAK

be true

VERB

posture

Synonyms

STRONG

affect attitudinize display fake masquerade playact pose

WEAK

do for effect fake it make a show pass for pass off put on airs put up a front show off

Antonyms

STRONG

withhold

WEAK

be truthful

Example Sentences

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It might do harm; it might do good; it will likely do a bit of both to everyone it touches, and to different degrees.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Funeral director Kirsty Sailes said: "I think it is great that people can do a bit more now and make things more personalised."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

They were like, “Do you want to go to the Super Bowl to do a bit of promo and then watch the game?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

"I see it as a one-off move maybe to do a bit of greenwashing," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Didn’t do a bit of good because they made me go up there with them.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

do a bit

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