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act
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACT
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to present a portrayal or performance of <a local student acted the part of Tiny Tim in our theater company's production of A Christmas Carol>
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to present a false appearance of <if you act confidence long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it>
Synonyms act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate
Related Words dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose; forge, imitate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; feint; malinger
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