acting
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Sense: Noun: pretending
Synonyms:
pretending, posturing, posing, acting out, playacting, hamming it up , theatrics , histrionics, playing, dramatizing, dramatising , make-believe, show Collocations, feigning, pretense, pretence , impersonating, impersonation, mimicry, mummery, pose Collocations, affectation
Antonyms:
understatement Collocations, underplaying, being yourself, being sincere, being authentic, being genuine
Sense: Noun: performing
Synonyms:
performing Collocations, performance Collocations, depiction Collocations, portrayal Collocations, enacting, enactment, rendition, representation Collocations, dramatizing, dramatising , dramatization, dramatisation , histrionics, stagecraft, dramatics, amateur dramatics, drama Collocations, starring, dramatic action, treading the boards , playing the part, playing a role, mime, pantomime, histrionic art
Sense: Modifier: relating to an acting performance
Synonyms:
performing Collocations, performance Collocations, stage Collocations, theater, theatre Collocations , theatrical, dramatic Collocations, drama Collocations, movie Collocations, TV Collocations, Hollywood, screen Collocations
Sense: Adjective: substitute
Synonyms:
substitute Collocations, substituting, temporary Collocations, provisional Collocations, interim Collocations, alternate Collocations, replacement Collocations, supply Collocations , backup Collocations, officiating, delegated, surrogate Collocations, pro tem
Antonyms:
act
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Sense: Verb: play a role
Synonyms:
perform Collocations, play Collocations, play a role, play a part, portray Collocations, depict Collocations, star Collocations, appear as, personate, impersonate, represent Collocations, enact Collocations, act out, playact, overact, dramatize, dramatise , emote, make your debut, steal the show , have a speaking part, have a walk-on part, have a cameo, be an actor, be an actress, tread the boards, be on stage, be a performer
Sense: Verb: pretend
Synonyms:
pretend Collocations, pretend to be, fake Collocations, bluff Collocations, feign, masquerade, make believe, put on an act, pose as, simulate, profess, put on, put on a guise, act the part of, ham it up , play up
Sense: Verb: take action
Synonyms:
take action, move Collocations, go Collocations, do Collocations, do something, get going, start Collocations, begin Collocations, try Collocations, attempt Collocations, go ahead, proceed Collocations, execute Collocations, carry out, respond Collocations, take steps, take precautions, make an effort, take pains to, work Collocations, answer Collocations, pursue Collocations, carry into effect, be in action, make progress, be active, fight Collocations, combat, get down to brass tacks
Antonyms:
wait Collocations, rest Collocations, bide your time, abandon Collocations, ignore Collocations, stop Collocations, discontinue, disregard Collocations, neglect Collocations, suspend, cease Collocations
Sense: Verb: take effect
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take effect, produce an effect, come into effect, kick in , react Collocations, be effective, do its thing , work its magic
Sense: Verb: conduct yourself
Synonyms:
behave Collocations, conduct yourself, carry yourself, handle yourself, seem Collocations, appear Collocations, comport yourself , make Collocations
Antonyms:
be sincere, be real, be honest
Sense: Noun: action
Synonyms:
action Collocations, deed Collocations, exploit Collocations, gesture Collocations, move Collocations, step Collocations, feat Collocations, accomplishment Collocations, achievement Collocations, undertaking Collocations
Antonyms:
inaction, idleness, inactivity
Sense: Noun: official or legal statement
Synonyms:
law Collocations, statute, ordinance, clause Collocations, bylaw, bill Collocations, regulation Collocations, decree Collocations, order Collocations, measure Collocations, resolution Collocations, code Collocations, charter Collocations, edict, writ, law of the land
Antonyms:
suspension, cessation
Sense: Noun: division of a play
Synonyms:
scene Collocations, prologue, epilogue, finale, introduction Collocations, curtain Collocations, interlude, intermission, entr'acte, unit of dramatic action
Antonyms:
whole performance, entire performance, full length performance, intermission, interval
Sense: Noun: short performance in a show
Synonyms:
routine Collocations, bit Collocations, number Collocations, performance Collocations, show Collocations, sketch Collocations, skit, monologue, curtain raiser, stand-up routine, shtick , dance number, magic act, comedy sketch, musical number, song-and-dance number
Sense: Noun: pose
Synonyms:
show Collocations, pretence, play Collocations, feigning, posing, performance Collocations, playacting, front Collocations, roleplay, pose Collocations, falsification, affectation, fakery, sham Collocations
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