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act a part

VERB

impersonate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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"The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in."

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2020

So to what extent was Frank Sidebottom just an act, a part Chris was playing?

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2014

They are central to the creative process of the theatre but never have to write a play, act a part or sweep a stage; they have the perfect job.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2010

The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in.

From "1984" by George Orwell

She could not act a part in the slightest degree.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson

act a part

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