Acted Synonyms

128 acted synonyms include played, performed, portrayed, interpreted, depicted, did, represented, impersonated, enacted, and dramatized. Acted is a verb, and its antonyms are backfired and fizzled. Here are some additional synonyms for "acted" with example sentences.

Another word for Acted

128 other ways to say acted.

1. played

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

  • wrought  
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  • worked  
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  • took hold  
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  • took effect  
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  • took
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  • swayed  
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  • resulted  
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  • responded  
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  • redounded  
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  • reacted  
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  • performed
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  • panned out  
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  • operated  
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  • influenced  
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  • behaved  
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  • affected
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3. seemed

  • suggested  
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  • sounded  
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  • seemed  
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  • resembled  
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  • recalled  
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  • pretended  
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  • made
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  • looked  
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  • insinuated  
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  • implied  
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  • hinted  
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  • felt  
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  • dissembled  
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  • came off (as)  
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  • came across (as)  
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  • appeared  
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4. served

  • wrought  
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  • worked  
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  • supervised  
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  • served  
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  • run
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  • regulated  
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  • ran  
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  • performed
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  • oversaw  
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  • operated  
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  • managed  
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  • handled  
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  • guided  
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  • functioned  
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  • directed  
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  • controlled  
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  • carried on  
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  • administered  
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5. pretended

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

  • travestied  
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  • posed (as)  
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  • portrayed
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  • played  
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  • personated  
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  • performed
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  • parodied  
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  • monkeyed  
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  • mocked  
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  • mimicked  
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  • mimed  
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  • masqueraded (as)  
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  • impersonated  
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  • imitated  
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  • copied  
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  • aped  
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Use acted in a Sentence

He acted like an idiot.

I acted on his advice and applied for the job.

Police are investigating whether he acted as an abetter.

She acted with clear purpose.

They received the news and acted accordingly.