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be on
| Main Entry: |
act
 [akt] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain by playing a role |
| Synonyms: | be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mindful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, aware |
| Synonyms: | alert, alive to, apprehensive, au courant, be up on, cagey, careful, cautious, chary, cognizant, conscientious, conscious, conversant, heedful, in the know, know all the answers, know ins and outs, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, observative, observing, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on to, plugged in, regardful, respectful, sensible, solicitous, thoughtful, tuned in, vigilant, wary, watchful, with eyes peeled |
| Antonyms: | absent-minded, careless, heedless, inattentive, unaware |
| Main Entry: | partake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, share |
| Synonyms: | be a party to, be in on, be into, consume, devour, divide, engage, enter into, feed, get in the act, have a finger in, ingest, participate, receive, sample, savor, sip, sit in, sit in on, take, take part, tune in |
| Antonyms: | abstain, refrain |
| 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: | play-act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act |
| Synonyms: | be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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