Synonyms for tread the boards
- appear on stage
- perform
- playact
- strut one's stuff
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English tredan (class V strong verb; past tense træd, past participle treden), from Proto-Germanic *tredanan (cf. Old Frisian treda, Middle Dutch treden, Old High German tretan, German treten, Gothic trudan, Old Norse troða).
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TREAD THE BOARDS
act
verbentertain by playing a role- be on
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- go on
- go over
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- mime
- mimic
- mug
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- play act
- play gig
- play part
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- put it over
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acted
verbentertain by playing a role- be on
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- characterize
- do a turn
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- feign
- go on
- go over
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- lay an egg
- make debut
- mime
- mimic
- mug
- parody
- perform
- personate
- personify
- play
- play act
- play gig
- play part
- play role
- portray
- pretend
- put it over
- rehearse
- represent
- say one's piece
- simulate
- star
- stooge
- strut
- take part
- tread the boards
performed
verbact, depict as entertainmentperforms
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