Acted

Played

Synonyms: Played, portrayed, depicted, represented, enacted, rendered, pantomimed, overacted, masqueraded, imitated, underplayed, overplayed, clowned, took on, costarred, co-acted, coacted, performed, interpreted, did, impersonated, dramatized, role-played, acted out, mimicked, mimed, hammed, aped, posed (as), playacted, roleplayed, starred (in), and co-starred.

Worked

Synonyms: Worked, performed, reacted, responded, resulted, took effect, influenced, redounded, wrought, operated, took, behaved, took hold, affected, swayed, and panned out.

Seemed

Synonyms: Seemed, felt, appeared, pretended, came across (as), resembled, implied, dissembled, looked, sounded, made, came off (as), suggested, recalled, hinted, and insinuated.

Served

Synonyms: Served, worked, operated, directed, handled, administered, guided, run, supervised, functioned, performed, wrought, controlled, managed, regulated, ran, carried on, and oversaw.

Pretended

Synonyms: Pretended, simulated, feigned, passed (for), dissembled, posed, put on, forged, counterfeited, masqueraded, impersonated, camouflaged, let on, playacted, malingered, assumed, affected, professed, made believe, bluffed, shammed, faked, played, concealed, imitated, disguised, masked, dissimulated, and feinted.

Played

Synonyms: Played, portrayed, posed (as), personated, mimicked, parodied, aped, travestied, mocked, imitated, impersonated, masqueraded (as), copied, mimed, performed, and monkeyed.

Example Sentences

She acted in the school play last night.

He acted surprised, but he already knew.

They acted quickly to put out the fire.

I acted on his advice and applied for the job.

He acted as the leader during the meeting.

She acted like nothing was wrong.

They acted with courage in a dangerous situation.

He acted in several famous movies.

She acted out the scene with great emotion.

The teacher acted fairly with all the students.