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play role
verb as in act
Strong matches
verb as in play-act
Weak matches
- be on
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- characterize
- do
- do a turn
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- feign
- go on
- go over
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- lay an egg
- make debut
- mime
- mimic
- mug
- parody
- perform
- personate
- personify
- play
- play gig
- play part
- portray
- pretend
- put it over
- rehearse
- represent
- say one's piece
- simulate
- star
- stooge
- strut
- take part
- tread the boards
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“If I want to play role of public servant I cannot have this traditional mindset,” she says.
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On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to play a role, such as: emulate, illustrate, mimic, pirate, repeat, and simulate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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