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act out
| Main Entry: |
act up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misbehave |
| Synonyms: | act out, carry on, raise hell, rebel, sow one's wild oats |
| Main Entry: | impersonate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pretend to be another |
| Synonyms: | act, act a part, act like, act out, ape, assume character, ditto*, do, do an impression of, double as, dress as, enact, fake, imitate, make like, masquerade as, mimic, mirror, pass oneself off as, perform, personate, play, play a role, playact, portray, pose as, put on an act, represent, take the part of |
| Antonyms: | be original, differ, oppose, reverse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, depict as entertainment |
| Synonyms: | act out, appear as, be on, bring down the house, discourse, display, do a number, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, execute, exhibit, give, go on, ham it up, ham, impersonate, offer, personate, play, playact, present, produce, put on, render, represent, show, stage, tread the boards |
| Antonyms: | direct |
| Main Entry: | personify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | represent some other being, character |
| Synonyms: | act out, body forth, contain, copy, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, express, exteriorize, externalize, hominify, humanize, illustrate, image, imitate, impersonate, incarnate, live as, make human, manifest, materialize, mirror, objectify, personize, substantiate, symbolize, typify |
| Main Entry: | act up (misbehave) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misbehave badly |
| Synonyms: | act out, be bad, be out of line, behave badly, carry on, fool around, horseplay, make trouble, misbehave, rebel, set a bad example, show off |
| Antonyms: | behave |
| Main Entry: | signalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gesture |
| Synonyms: | act out, flag, gesticulate, give the high sign, indicate, mime, motion, pantomime, sign*, signal, use one's hands, use sign language, wave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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