act like

VERB

copy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emulate illustrate mimic pirate repeat simulate steal

STRONG

ape burlesque do echo embody epitomize fake follow incarnate mirror mock model parody parrot personify phony prefigure sham travesty typify

WEAK

do a take-off do like follow example follow suit go like knock off make like play a role take leaf out of book take off

Antonyms

STRONG

tell the truth

WEAK

be original

VERB

counterfeit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fabricate

STRONG

Xerox affect ape assume bluff carbon cheat clone coin copy defraud delude ditto do dupe fake feign forge imitate impersonate mimeo mimic mint phony pretend sham simulate

WEAK

circulate bad money do like go like knock off make like make money phony up put on stat

Antonyms

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse tell the truth

WEAK

be honest

VERB

duplicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clone copy imitate mirror replicate reproduce

STRONG

Photostat Xerox counterfeit ditto double dupe echo fake manifold mimeo multiply phony photocopy pirate redo redouble reduplicate remake rework trace

WEAK

do a takeoff do again do like dualize go like knock off make like make replica make twofold repro stat take off as

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be original

STRONG

divide

VERB

imitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ape assume duplicate echo emulate impersonate mimic mirror mock pretend replicate reproduce resemble simulate

STRONG

Xerox affect borrow burlesque caricature clone copy counterfeit ditto falsify feign follow forge match mime parallel parody personate reduplicate reflect repeat sham spoof travesty

WEAK

be like carbon do like do likewise follow in footsteps follow suit look like model after pattern after play a part put on send up take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

differ tell the truth

STRONG

disregard

WEAK

be original clash oppose reverse

VERB

impersonate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as

STRONG

act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent

WEAK

act a part act out assume character do an impression of double as dress as make like pass oneself off as play a role put on an act take the part of

Antonyms

STRONG

direct fail halt idle prevent stop

WEAK

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

mirror

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depict echo embody epitomize exemplify follow illustrate imitate mimic personify represent symbolize typify

STRONG

double emulate glass image show simulate

WEAK

make like match take off

VERB

portray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characterize depict describe illustrate interpret paint render

STRONG

copy delineate draw duplicate figure image impersonate limn mimic parody photograph picture reproduce simulate sketch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse mix up obscure

STRONG

be original

VERB

simulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect mimic replicate reproduce resemble

STRONG

act ape assume bluff borrow cheat concoct copy counterfeit crib deceive disguise dissemble do equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake favor feature feign fence invent lie lift mirror misrepresent pirate play playact pose prevaricate steal

WEAK

do a take-off do like gloss over knock off make believe phony put on put on an act

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest destroy face give idle meet receive reveal tell the truth

WEAK

be real

VERB

take after

Synonyms

WEAK

be like copy ditto do like follow follow in the footsteps of follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like make like mimic mirror pattern after rival

Example Sentences

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"They all have their issues and their problems and you watch it and then you kind of realise: 'Yeah, I kind of act like that sometimes'," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Some people want to act like they don’t care, but I think it’s cool to care.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Strontium and oxygen isotopes preserved in human remains act like chemical fingerprints tied to local environments.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

“Offer him an apple and call him by his name. Don’t act like you’re trying to catch him. Just act like you’re trying to be friends with him.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

act like

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