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actnoun a performance regularly presented by an individual or groupin his nightclub act he impersonates a veritable galaxy of movie stars bit, number, routine, shtick(also schtick or shtik), turn signature a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceivewas putting on an act when she said she didn't mind being left out of the outing airs, charade, disguise, facade(also façade), front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pose, pretense(or pretence), put-on, semblance, show impersonation, performance, portrayalimage, personaappearance, color, glosscamouflage, cloakaffectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guilebetrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulnessexcuse, pretext bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardnessartlessness, genuineness, naïveté(also naivete or naiveté) a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislaturethe Americans with Disabilities Act requires public buildings to have wheelchair access bill, constitution, enactment, law, ordinance, statute command, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, fiat, rulingbylaw, ground rule, regulation, ruleamendment, legislationcommon law, martial lawblue lawprohibition, proscription, restrictioncanon, capitulary, encyclical higher law something done by someoneit's acts such as this—lying about having to work late—that make me feel like I can't trust you action, deed, doing, exploit, feat, thing accomplishment, achievement, attainmentadventure, experienceemprise, enterprise, initiative, undertakinghandiwork, performance, workstunt, trickactivity, dealingmaneuver, measure, move, operation, procedure, proceeding, step, tacticcoaction to present a portrayal or performance ofa local student acted the part of Tiny Tim in our theater company's production of A Christmas Carol do, impersonate, interpret, perform, play, portray depict, dramatize, render, representact out, enact, pantomime, playact, role-play, take onoveract, overplay, underplayape, clown, ham, imitate, masquerade, mime, mimic, pose (as)star (in)coact, costar to produce a desired effectthe painkiller acted surprisingly quickly operate, perform, take, work behave, react, respondaffect, influence, swaypan out, redound, result take effect, take hold backfirefizzle to give the impression of beingalways acting helpless, just to get attention appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, make, seem, sound dissemble, pretendrecall, resemble, suggesthint, imply, insinuate to have a certain purposethe tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects function, perform, serve, work operate, runadminister, carry on, control, direct, guide, handle, manage, oversee, regulate, supervise to present a false appearance ofif you act confident long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, poseforge, imitatecamouflage, conceal, disguise, maskfeintmalinger make believe to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behaviorsomeone who is willing to act the helpless little thing when she wants attention impersonate, masquerade (as), personate, play, pose (as) ape, copy, imitate, mime, mimic, mock, monkey, parody, travestyperform, portray in the 14th century |