Act synonyms

Item, be active, acquit oneself, affect, appear, bluff, achievement, a put-on, act of parliament, bit, dance, and entertainment are all synonyms for act. Refrain and idle are antonyms of act. And here are 161 another word for act.

Another word for act

1. take action

  • Be active
  • Be busy
  • Be employed
  • Do something
  • Go ahead
  • Make a move
  • Make headway
  • Make progress
  • Move
  • Proceed
  • React
  • Take action
  • Take measures
  • Take steps
  • Take the initiative
  • Get moving

2. behave

  • Acquit oneself
  • Bear oneself
  • Behave
  • Comport oneself
  • Conduct oneself
  • Function
  • Perform
  • React
  • Deport oneself

3. affect

  • Affect
  • Alter
  • Change
  • Condition
  • Exert influence on
  • Have an effect on
  • Have an impact on
  • Impact on
  • Influence
  • Modify
  • Transform
  • Work on
  • Control

4. perform

  • Appear
  • Be an actor
  • Be an actress
  • Be one of the cast
  • Perform
  • Play a part
  • Play
  • Take part
  • Tread the boards

5. pretend

  • Bluff
  • Dissemble
  • Dissimulate
  • Fake
  • Feign
  • Masquerade
  • Play-act
  • Pose
  • Posture
  • Pretend
  • Put it on
  • Sham
  • Kid

6. deed

  • Achievement
  • Action
  • Deed
  • Effort
  • Enterprise
  • Exploit
  • Feat
  • Gesture
  • Manoeuvre
  • Move
  • Operation
  • Performance
  • Stunt
  • Undertaking
  • Venture
  • Accomplishment

7. pretence

  • A put-on
  • Affectation
  • Appearance
  • Bluff
  • Charade
  • Counterfeit
  • Dissemblance
  • Dissimulation
  • Fabrication
  • Facade
  • Fake
  • False display
  • Falsification
  • Feigning
  • Front
  • Guise
  • Hoax
  • Make-believe
  • Masquerade
  • Play-acting
  • Pose
  • Posing
  • Posture
  • Posturing
  • Pretence
  • Sham
  • Shamming
  • Show
  • Subterfuge
  • A put-up job

8. law

  • Act of Parliament
  • Bill
  • Canon
  • Command
  • Commandment
  • Decree
  • Dictate
  • Dictum
  • Direction
  • Edict
  • Enactment
  • Fiat
  • Judgement
  • Law
  • Legislation
  • Mandate
  • Measure
  • Ordinance
  • Proclamation
  • Requirement
  • Resolution
  • Rule
  • Ruling
  • Statute
  • Stipulation
  • Ukase
  • Pronunciamento

9. division

  • Bit
  • Component
  • Division
  • Episode
  • Part
  • Passage
  • Portion
  • Section
  • Segment
  • Subsection
  • Chapter

10. performance

  • Dance
  • Entertainment
  • Item
  • Number
  • Performance
  • Piece
  • Playlet
  • Presentation
  • Production
  • Routine
  • Show
  • Sketch
  • Skit
  • Song
  • Turn
  • Gig

Act synonyms statistics

The verb "act" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 3 letters, 22 synonyms with 4 letters, 14 synonyms with 5 letters, 17 synonyms with 6 letters, 25 synonyms with 7 letters, 8 synonyms with 8 letters, 16 synonyms with 9 letters, 11 synonyms with 10 letters, 17 synonyms with 11 letters, 6 synonyms with 12 letters, 4 synonyms with 13 letters, 5 synonyms with 14 letters, 1 synonym with 15 letters, 1 synonym with 16 letters, and 1 synonym with 17 letters, for a total of 150 synonyms for act.

Act sentences

Please act quickly in emergencies.

He will act in the play.

They plan to act responsibly today.

She decided to act decisively now.


Similar to act

Word Opposites Synonyms
Distraction Focus, concentration Diversion, interruption
Exact Inexact, approximate Demand, require
In practice In theory, in conceptually In reality, in action
Practise Neglect, ignore Rehearse, run through
Practice Neglect, theory Application, exercise
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, poor Adequate, all right
Reaction Inaction, indifference Response, answer
Abstract Actual, concrete Theoretical, conceptual
Characterize Obscure, misrepresent Distinguish, make distinctive
Impact Insignificance, irrelevance Collision, crash
Practical Impractical, theoretical Empirical, hands-on
Proactive Reactive for passive Forward-thinking, anticipatory
Character Villain, corruption Personality, nature
Active Inactive, inert, listless Mobile, energetic
Impactful Ineffective, insignificant Influential, powerful
Satisfaction Dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent Contentment, contentedness
Actually Supposedly, theoretically Literally, to all intents and purposes
In actual fact In theory, in reality Really, in fact
In fact In theory, on the contrary Actually, in actuality
Interaction Isolation, separation Interplay, interchange
Attractive Unappealing, repulsive Alluring, appealing
Characteristic Anomaly, irregularity Attribute, feature
Factors Consequences, outcomes Element, part
Activity Inactivity, idleness Pursuit, occupation
Action Inaction, idleness Steps, measures
Fact Lie, fiction Reality, actuality

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