acting

[ak-ting] / ˈæk tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

substituting in a role

Synonyms

STRONG

adjutant alternate assistant delegated deputy interim surrogate temporary

WEAK

ad interim pro tem pro tempore provisional

Antonyms

WEAK

permanent

NOUN

entertaining, performing

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

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Then there’s the even more tried-and-true path of breaking into acting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

By acting on growth factors and signaling pathways, it may help create conditions that support regeneration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

The companies of Chemezov and Rotenberg and a lawyer acting for Kesaev didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Ringrose adds: "When you have a child acting as a brand ambassador and promoting this world to other children it legitimises it."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Arlo shrugs and says, “About ten minutes. Why is he acting like this, for real?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

acting

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