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play the part

VERB
make believe
Synonyms
WEAK
act as if act as though bluff counterfeit dream enact fake fantasize feign fool imagine let on like make as if play play-act playact pretend simulate
Antonyms
WEAK
live reality
VERB
put on an act
Synonyms
WEAK
bluff fake feign invent let on like make up play possum pose pretend simulate
VERB
represent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for
STRONG
be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify
WEAK
act as act as broker act for act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for buy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office put on sell for stand for steward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refuse
STRONG
be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

Example Sentences

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Waggoner sat down with the group to play the part of a skeptical justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He will join ITV Cold Feet star, actor and comedian John Thomson as Hook, while Gordon Cooper will co-direct and play the part of Dame Dolly.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Nevertheless, she’ll play the part of the diplomatic CEO whose door is always open.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

There's so much of Gregor Fisher in ageing technophobe Ken, you might wonder just how much acting was actually required to play the part.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Not that I’m old enough to play the part of Eugene.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle