Acting

/ˈæk.tɪŋ/

Synonyms for "acting" (184 found)

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Closest matches (37)

act action active activism activityad interimaffectation aping appearanceat workattitudinizing behavior behavioral bluff bluffing buffoonery business characterization cheating color

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coloring deception delusion deputative deputy disguise dissemblance dissembling dissimulation

Noun(7 words)

acting capacityacting practiceacting professionbehave behaving deputizing do

Adjective(1 words)

agential role

Strong matches (55)

doing dramadumb showembodiment employment enacting enactment exercise facade face fakery fakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsity feigning feint four-flushing fraud

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front function functional functioning gag gilt gloss goinggoing onhamhammy actinghoke hokum humbug humbuggery imitation impersonation imposturein actionin exercisein forcein handin operationin playin practicein processin the worksinaction incarnation

Noun(6 words)

dramatic emoting executefake showfeigning flopping

Related words (92)

interim masquerade meretriciousness mimesis mimicking mimicry miming movements mummery occupationon footon the fireongoing operating operation operational operations ostentationoutward showoveracting

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pantomime pantomiming patter performance performing personation personification play playacting playing portrayal pose posing posture practice practicing praxis pretense pretension pretextpro tempro temporeprojection representation representative running seeming semblance serving sham show simulacrum simulation slapstick speciousnessstage businessstage directionsstage presencestunt supply swingtaking a roletentative theatre varnishwindow dressingwork working workings

Noun(22 words)

interim officiating perform performance performingperforming artsplayact playacting playing portrayal pretending pretense provisionalrole playsham stagestage craftstagecraftstand intemporary

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temporary appointmenttheatrical

Adjective(1 words)

official communication

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

16 entries

act activity appointmentartistic activityarts behavior deceptiondescriptive adjectiveoccupational fieldoffice perform performanceperforming artsposition pretense profession

More specific

16 entries

acting directoracting mayoracting presidentacting principalexecutefake smilefeigned emotionimprovisational actinginsincere gesturemethod actingoveractingscreen actingstage actingtheatre actingtheatrical performancevoice acting

Collocations

10 entries

acting abilityacting careeracting classacting coachacting lessonsacting outacting presidentacting roleacting skillsacting workshop

Inflections

3 entries

acted actings acts

Derivations

7 entries

actingly actingness action activate active actively actor

similar

2 entries

impermanent temporary

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A strong yen is acting against Japan's export industries.

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That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?

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Mary is always acting foolishly.

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Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.

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