Synonyms for act
Another word for act is enactment, human action or human activity. Below are 28 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: acted, acts.
1. noun: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- enactment synonyms
2. noun: something that people do or cause to happen
- human action
- human activity
- deed synonyms
3. noun: a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
4. noun: a short performance that is part of a longer program
- number synonyms
- bit synonyms
- turn synonyms
- routine synonyms
5. noun: a manifestation of insincerity
6. verb: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Antonyms
- refrain synonyms
7. verb: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- do synonyms
- carry synonyms
- bear synonyms
- conduct synonyms
- behave synonyms
- deport synonyms
- acquit
- comport
- play synonyms
- act as synonyms
- pretend synonyms
- dissemble
8. verb: play a role or part
- play synonyms
- represent synonyms
- act as synonyms
- roleplay
- playact
9. verb: discharge one's duties
10. verb: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- play synonyms
- act as synonyms
- do synonyms
- carry synonyms
- bear synonyms
- represent synonyms
- conduct synonyms
- behave synonyms
- deport synonyms
- acquit
- comport
11. verb: be suitable for theatrical performance
- play synonyms
- roleplay
- playact
12. verb: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- work synonyms
- make for
- play synonyms
- bring synonyms
- wreak
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- order synonyms
- official document
- legal document
- legislative act
- instrument synonyms
- legal instrument
- statute synonyms
- decree synonyms
- fiat
- edict synonyms
- nullity
- rescript
- going synonyms
- find synonyms
- getting
- stop synonyms
- going away
- stay synonyms
- action synonyms
- event synonyms
- production synonyms
- running away
- leaving
- wear synonyms
- touch synonyms
- activity synonyms
- wearing synonyms
- dramatic work
- dramatic composition
- performance synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for act?
You can say enactment, human action, human activity, deed or number instead of act. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body".
What is the opposite of act?
The opposite of act is refrain.
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