Act Synonyms

Take action

Take action, take measures, move, react, proceed, make progress, be active, be busy, take steps, take the initiative, make a move, do something, go ahead, make headway, be employed, and get moving.

Behave

Behave, react, conduct oneself, bear oneself, deport oneself, function, perform, acquit oneself, and comport oneself.

Affect

Affect, influence, work on, impact on, change, transform, control, have an effect on, exert influence on, have an impact on, alter, modify, and condition.

Perform

Perform, play a part, be an actor, be one of the cast, tread the boards, play, take part, be an actress, and appear.

Pretend

Pretend, sham, feign, bluff, posture, dissemble, kid, play-act, fake, put it on, pose, masquerade, and dissimulate.

Deed

Deed, gesture, exploit, performance, manoeuvre, operation, effort, achievement, action, feat, move, undertaking, stunt, venture, enterprise, and accomplishment.

Pretence

Pretence, show, facade, charade, posture, affectation, sham, bluff, make-believe, feigning, posturing, counterfeit, dissimulation, fabrication, a put-on, false display, front, masquerade, guise, pose, appearance, fake, hoax, play-acting, shamming, posing, subterfuge, dissemblance, falsification, and a put-up job.

Law

Law, statute, Act of Parliament, fiat, dictate, resolution, rule, canon, proclamation, commandment, measure, direction, legislation, pronunciamento, decree, bill, edict, dictum, enactment, ruling, judgement, ordinance, command, mandate, stipulation, requirement, and ukase.

Division

Division, subsection, part, component, passage, chapter, section, portion, segment, bit, and episode.

Performance

Performance, routine, item, sketch, playlet, song, production, entertainment, turn, number, piece, skit, dance, show, presentation, and gig.

Example Sentences of Act

He will act in the play.

They plan to act responsibly today.

She decided to act decisively now.

Please act quickly in emergencies.