Act synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
An achievement.
A statement of such an alteration or addition.
Such a document
in-flagrante-delicto
A plan that is proposed.
A debt or other obligation resulting from a court order
Official consignment by court order of a person as to prison or a mental hospital
(Law) The decision of the jury after the trial of a case.
The content which is announced.
A formal pronouncement or command.
A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality. A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality.
An official order, edict, or decision, as of a church, government, court, etc.
The written order of a court in the name of the state or other legal authority ordering the person addressed to either do something or restrain from doing something. The written order of a court in the name of the state or other legal authority ordering the person addressed to either do something or restrain from doing something.
An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
In commercial and property law, a warrant also refers to a guarantee that a property being sold or transferred meets certain specified criteria.
(Law) An order or process directing a person, especially a defendant in a case, to appear in court.
An order issued under the authority of a court, commanding a person to appear in court on a particular date, usually to give testimony in a legal case.
(--- Computers) A piece of work created with an application, as with a word processor.
A piece of legal paper money:
(Genetics) The genetic code.
(Gram.) A group of words containing a subject and a finite verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex sentence: clauses may be joined by parataxis (The house is secluded; you will like it), by modified parataxis (The house is secluded, and you will like it), and by hypotaxis (Because the house is secluded, you will like it)
law of the land
The laws effective in a particular nation. The laws effective in a particular nation.
A sphere of activity:
(Theater) The large drape or hanging screen at the front of the stage, which is drawn up or aside to reveal the stage
A preliminary act or course of action foreshadowing greater events
The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
An opening section of a musical composition
entr-acte
A musical selection, dance, etc. performed during this interval
(Music) A short piece inserted between the parts of a longer composition.
The last scene or feature of an entertainment
unit of dramatic action
A division of a play
A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater:
A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience.
A numeral or a series of numerals used for reference or identification:
A small piece or quantity
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
A passage or composition, in verse or prose, presenting the words or thoughts of a single character
A short play or skit presented before a longer production
Anything that appears; thing seen
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
stand-up routine
A short performance in a show
An entertainment routine or gimmick.
An affecting or pretending to like, have, etc.; show or pretense
A way of behaving or speaking that is assumed for effect; pretense
Used to ask a question
To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
To perform an action
To begin and carry through to completion; do:
To be in action so as to produce an effect; act; function; work
(Rare) To do business; negotiate
To make complete; perfect
To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
To realize or achieve; fulfill:
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
(Intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
To strive painstakingly:
To make or decorate by needlework:
To do or carry out:
A quantity whose value depends on the value given to one or more related quantities. For example, the area of a square is a function of the length of its sides.
To perform the duties of an office; act as an officer
To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president:
To prepare and offer (food, etc.) in a certain way
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
To come into being:
To be put in another position
To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
To give force to; urge
To alter the tactical placement of (troops or warships).
be in process
To perform an action
be in action
To perform an action
To cause to exist; bring into being:
To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill:
To carry on; engage in
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 participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).
To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.
To say in answer; reply
(Intransitive) to continue functioning
To respond in kind (with)
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.
To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.
do one's stuff
To perform an action
get-down-to-brass-tacks
(Idiomatic) Deal with the important details.
To conduct (oneself or itself) in a specified way; act or react
To appear to be; have the look of being
To come into sight
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
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 mimic the appearance, manner, etc. of (a person) for purposes of entertainment
To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently; impersonate.
To act the part or role of:
To make (a bill, etc.) into a law; pass (a law); decree; ordain
act-out
To play a role in or as if in a play
To create a representation or model of (a physical system or particular situation, for example).
live over
To play a role in or as if in a play
To take upon oneself; venture:
To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture:
To act out with gestures and body movement.
To express or act in pantomime
To use the methods or techniques of burlesque.
To make a parody of.
To pretend; dissemble
To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.
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 brilliantly; excel
To speak or utter in a loud, pompous manner or in a ready, rapid flow of words
To express at length a complaint or negative opinion:
To recite (a poem, speech, etc.)
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.
(Slang) To act with exaggeration
To assault a person, usually with intent to rob
chew-the-scenery
To play a role in or as if in a play
throw a performance
To play a role in or as if in a play
wait (antonym)
await (antonym)
rest (antonym)
action (related)
pretense (related)
in-the-act
In the act of committing something wrong.
The process of achieving something:
An unusual or exciting experience:
Something that contributes to physical or material comfort:
Courteous behavior; politeness.
convenance
(Obsolete) conventional propriety
(Sports) A designated route or area on which a race is held:
Something that is carried out; an act or action.
A difficult exertion of strength or will:
(Law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
(Obsolete) A specialized skill; a knack.
Greater force; a natural or human-induced disaster that causes a contract to fail of performance. Greater force; a natural or human-induced disaster that causes a contract to fail of performance.
geste
Something gyrate, as a whorl
The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community:
A Hmong-Mien language spoken by many subgroups of the Yao of China.
The act, method, or manner of proceeding in some action; esp., the sequence of steps to be followed
Socially correct usages or behaviors.
A fixed rhythm or pace, as in marching:
stunt (colloq.)
Refinement and elegance of manner; polished courtesy.
To agree or accord (with)
To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit:
To carry on a deception; dissemble.
To make up one's mind, or reach a decision, about; determine
deport one's self
To conceal under a false appearance; disguise
To cover (an area) in this way
To act or operate as producer for:
(Obs.) To find to be so by test or experience; prove
To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.
inactivity (antonym)
quiet (antonym)
cessation (antonym)
suspension (antonym)
idleness (antonym)
stoppage (antonym)
repose (antonym)
inertia (antonym)
stop (antonym)
halt (antonym)
idle (antonym)
refrain (antonym)
cease (antonym)
give up (antonym)
abstain (antonym)
hesitate (antonym)
discontinue (antonym)
Activities that go on every day:
An end or objective:
Often spelled assizes: a session of a court or legislative body.
The act or process of making a law or laws
Limit; bounds:
The occupation of an actor.
Clothes or accessories worn to conceal one's true identity.
(Countable) An act of dissembling.
An involved scheme; a charade.
An imitation that is meant to deceive; counterfeit
Display or outward appearance:
Imitation or representation, as of a potential situation or in experimental testing.
To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
To carry or conduct (oneself)
To bear the weight of
To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified way
(Archaic) To conduct (oneself)
To behave in an overdramatic or artificial manner.
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 communicate, convey, or offer for conveyance:
To offer for viewing or notice; exhibit; display; show
To produce or direct (a theatrical performance).
performing-arts (related)
honest (related)
true (related)
be (related)
substitute (related)
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
jus
A legal principle, right, or power
maintien
A fixed or definite plan; system; law of arrangement
To commit (a blunder), impose (a hoax), etc.
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