Act synonyms
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The definition of a statute is a written law passed by a legislature or decree by a ruler.
To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
To work hard; exert oneself to get or do something; strive
The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.
in-flagrante-delicto
To put into practice
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The definition of accomplish is to finish or complete something.
The definition of an ordinance is a rule or law enacted by local government.
A formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action
An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
An order that serves as authorization, especially: A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
An order or process directing a person to report to court as a potential juror.
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A written legal order directing a person to appear in court to give testimony, show specified records, etc.
(--- Computers) A piece of work created with an application, as with a word processor.
Bill is defined as a statement of fees or charges, or a list of what's available or offered.
A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct:
(Grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
law of the land
The laws effective in a particular nation.
The definition of a scene is a place where something occurs or a setting in a story.
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A preliminary act or course of action foreshadowing greater events
A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters.
The definition of introduction is making something known for the first time, or formally telling two people who the other person is.
entr-acte
A musical selection, dance, etc. performed during this interval
Instrumental music played between the parts of a song, liturgy, play, etc.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.
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unit of dramatic action
A division of a play
A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater:
Performance is defined as acting, singing, playing an instrument or otherwise showing a craft to a group of people.
(Countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
(Informal) A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior:
A short, often satirical scene or play in a revue or variety show; a skit.
A brief, comic performance piece, typically of an informal nature, as for two or more actors
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A part of a play in which one character speaks alone; soliloquy
A short play or skit presented before a longer production
Appearance is defined as the way that someone, or something, looks.
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
stand-up routine
A short performance in a show
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The definition of an affectation is an attempt to appear to be possessed.
(Obsolete) common cold, head cold
To create or produce in accordance with an idea, plan, blueprint, etc.
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To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
To be in action so as to produce an effect; act; function; work
To bring to completion or fruition; conclude:
carry into effect
To perform an action
To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist
To refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily
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To make or decorate by needlework:
To have growth or development.
To have or perform a function; serve:
(Sports) To serve as a referee or umpire.
To possess or exercise authority or control:
take-action
To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.
step into
To perform an action
play a part
To perform an action
take a part
To perform an action
The definition of begin means to start or come into being.
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To cause to progress or advance:
To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
be in process
To perform an action
be in action
To perform an action
Prosecute is defined as to have a criminal case against someone, or to pursue or keep doing something.
To grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state:
To perform an action
be active
To perform an action
produce an effect
To perform an action
To put officially in custody or confinement
To try to prevent the development or success of:
To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.
To say in answer; reply
(Intransitive) to continue functioning
To answer is defined as to give a response to a question in either an oral or written manner, or by a physical gesture.
To continue to annoy or distress; hound
put forth energy
To perform an action
(Slang) To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.
(Informal) To put into effect; carry out; perform
do one's stuff
To perform an action
get-down-to-brass-tacks
(Idiomatic) Deal with the important details.
Used to call attention to one's impression or understanding about something, especially in weakening the force of a following infinitive:
(Intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
To conduct oneself
acquit oneself
To conduct oneself
comport oneself
To conduct oneself
To conduct oneself
handle oneself
To conduct oneself
demean oneself
To conduct oneself
give the appearance of
To conduct oneself
represent oneself as
To conduct oneself
play one's part
To conduct oneself
impress one as
To conduct oneself
cut-a-figure
(Idiomatic) To present an image; to make an impression.
To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game:
To behave in an affected or dramatic manner
To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently; impersonate.
To act the part or role of:
To act (something) out, as on a stage:
act-out
(Idiomatic) To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.
To have or take on the external appearance of; look or act like
live over
To play a role in or as if in a play
To take upon oneself; venture:
To mimic is defined as to imitate or to copy.
To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.
To express oneself in pantomime.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
To make a parody of something.
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
To represent dramatically, as on the stage:
render the role of
To play a role in or as if in a play
create a role
To play a role in or as if in a play
To be adaptable to dramatic form:
To perform as a star, as in a theatrical production
To utter in a wordy, dull, or pompous manner:
Rant is defined as to complain at length in an angry, loud voice.
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
To act (a dramatic role) in an exaggerated way
play the part of
To play a role in or as if in a play
act the part of
To play a role in or as if in a play
make one's debut
To play a role in or as if in a play
masquerade as
To play a role in or as if in a play
(Idiomatic) To become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.
To play a role in or as if in a play
To play a role in or as if in a play
strut-one-s-stuff
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To behave, or to perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, especially in a way to impress others; to show off.
To overact.
chew-the-scenery
(Idiomatic, performing arts) To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
throw a performance
To play a role in or as if in a play
wait (antonym)
To remain or rest in expectation:
rest (antonym)
(Intransitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
action (related)
The state or process of acting or doing:
pretense (related)
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
in-the-act
With clear evidence of guilt.
The definition of an achievement is something that is accomplished, particularly by great effort, courage or special skills.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.
(Cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.
Politeness; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.
convenance
(Obsolete) conventional propriety
The definition of course is a class you take in school to study a particular subject.
Action; actual performance
Any command or order
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
Something enacted, as a law or decree
(Obsolete) A specialized skill; a knack.
Greater force; a natural or human-induced disaster that causes a contract to fail of performance.
geste
Something done
Something gyrate, as a whorl
An appearance or aspect.
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.]
stunt (colloq.)
Something done
Refinement and elegance of manner; polished courtesy.
An overwhelming, unanticipated, and unpreventable event, usually caused by a natural force, the occurrence of which may exempt a party from performing the obligations of a contract.
The definition of comport means to agree with, or act a certain way.
To comport (oneself) in a specified way:
To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration:
deport one's self
To perform an action
To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
To drive is defined as to operate a vehicle, to be licensed to operate a vehicle or moving something using force.
To act or operate as producer for:
To proceed laboriously; advance or move with painful effort or difficulty
To put to test.
To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.
inactivity (antonym)
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
quiet (antonym)
The quality or condition of being quiet:
cessation (antonym)
A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
suspension (antonym)
(Music) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into a following chord to create a temporary dissonance.
idleness (antonym)
The state of being idle; inactivity.
stoppage (antonym)
The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt:
repose (antonym)
Calm; tranquillity; peace
inertia (antonym)
The ground is the force, the motion, that causes the object to no longer have inertia and to instead stray from its speed and direction.
stop (antonym)
To cause to desist or to change a course of action:
halt (antonym)
To stop; pause:
idle (antonym)
To waste; squander
cease (antonym)
To come to an end; stop:
abstain (antonym)
To hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from)
hesitate (antonym)
(Intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
discontinue (antonym)
Activities that go on every day:
An individual object, especially an inanimate object:
Court sessions held periodically in each county of England to try civil and criminal cases
The act or process of making a law or laws
A legislative bill, resolution, etc. that is proposed or has been enacted
Performance as an actor.
The definition of disguise is something that hides the truth.
(Countable) An act of dissembling.
A living or acting under false pretenses
A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
A display; a manifestation:
Assumption of a false appearance.
To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
(Agric.) To bear as a crop; produce
To lower in status or character; degrade or humble:
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified way
To play a role in a dramatic performance.
To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of
Also used with out: do
To produce on the stage.
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
performing-arts (related)
Arts, such as drama, dance, and music, that involve performance before an audience
honest (related)
A display of insincere behavior
true (related)
Truth or reality. Used with the.
be (related)
To come to; belong
substitute (related)
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
something that people do or cause to happen
something that people do or cause to happen
act as
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
perform on a stage or theater
To divert attention or praise from; force out of the spotlight:
afterpiece
A short comic piece performed after a play.
enaction
The process of enacting something.
exode
(Historical, Ancient Rome) A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.
A particular system of law
maintien
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The definition of a proposal is a marriage offer or a plan.
A document recording this obligation
A commitment is defined as an official court order to send someone to prison or to a mental hospital.
The definition of a verdict is a decision, opinion or a judgment, especially on a disputed issue.
A fixed or definite plan; system; law of arrangement
The definition of an announcement is a public declaration of something.
To do or perform (something evil, criminal, or offensive); be guilty of
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