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actsnounpl. of act a performance regularly presented by an individual or groupin his nightclub act he impersonates a veritable galaxy of movie stars bits, numbers, routines, shticks(also schticks or shtiks), turns signatures 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, charades, disguises, facades(also façades), fronts, guises, masquerades, poses, pretenses(or pretences), put-ons, semblances, shows impersonations, performances, portrayalsimages, personae(or personas)appearances, colors, glossescamouflages, cloaksaffectations, deceits, deceptions, dissimulations, double-dealings, duplicities, fakeries, frauds, guilesbetrayals, double crosses, falsities, infidelities, perfidies, treacheries, treasonsexcuses, pretexts candors, sinceritiesnaïvetés(also naivetes or naivetés) 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 bills, constitutions, enactments, laws, ordinances, statutes commandments, commands, decrees, dictates, directives, edicts, fiats, rulingsbylaws, ground rules, regulations, rulesamendments, legislationscommon lawblue lawsprohibitions, proscriptions, restrictionscanons, capitularies, encyclicals higher laws 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 actions, deeds, doings, exploits, feats, things accomplishments, achievements, attainmentsadventures, experiencesemprises, enterprises, initiatives, undertakingshandiworks, performances, worksstunts, tricksactivities, dealingsmaneuvers, measures, moves, operations, procedures, proceedings, steps, tacticscoactions(or co-actions) 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 does, impersonates, interprets, performs, plays, portrays depicts, dramatizes, renders, representsacts out, enacts, pantomimes, playacts, role-plays, takes onoveracts, overplays, underplaysapes, clowns, hams, imitates, masquerades, mimes, mimics, poses (as)stars (in)coacts, costars to produce a desired effectthe painkiller acted surprisingly quickly operates, performs, takes, works behaves, reacts, respondsaffects, influences, swayspans out, redounds, results takes effect, takes hold backfiresfizzles to give the impression of beingalways acting helpless, just to get attention appears, comes across (as), comes off (as), feels, looks, makes, seems, sounds dissembles, pretendsrecalls, resembles, suggestshints, implies, insinuates to have a certain purposethe tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects functions, performs, serves, works operates, runsadministers, carries on, controls, directs, guides, handles, manages, oversees, regulates, supervises to present a false appearance ofif you act confident long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it affects, assumes, bluffs, counterfeits, dissembles, fakes, feigns, passes (for), pretends, professes, puts on, shams, simulates dissimulates, impersonates, lets on, masquerades, playacts, plays, posesforges, imitatescamouflages, conceals, disguises, masksfeintsmalingers makes 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 impersonates, masquerades (as), personates, plays, poses (as) apes, copies, imitates, mimes, mimics, mocks, monkeys, parodies, travestiesperforms, portrays in 1539 |