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play part

VERB

act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enact perform play portray

STRONG

burlesque characterize dramatize emote feign ham impersonate mime mimic mug parody personate personify pretend rehearse represent simulate star stooge strut

WEAK

be on bring down the house do a turn go on go over ham it up lay an egg make debut play act play gig play role put it over say one's piece take part tread the boards

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct fail prevent stop

WEAK

abstain cease discontinue give up halt hesitate idle refrain

VERB

act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear behave carry out conduct do enact execute function operate perform react seem serve

STRONG

carry comport exert strike

WEAK

carry oneself give the appearance go about impress as represent oneself take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be real fail idle leave miss neglect prevent refuse stop

STRONG

lose

WEAK

abstain cease discontinue give up halt hesitate refrain

VERB

play-act

Synonyms

WEAK

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 role portray pretend put it over rehearse represent say one's piece simulate star stooge strut take part tread the boards

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She gave evidence herself in June 2019 and was allowed to play part of an interview I filmed with Steve before his death.

From BBC • May 18, 2024

He returned to play part of the Packers’ 2021 regular-season finale at Detroit, but wasn’t available for their playoff loss to the 49ers and sat out Green Bay’s first two games this season.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

He was the most fun to play, part John Wayne, part Bill Murray, a bit of Hunter S Thompson.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2019

Part Shakespearean history play, part “The Big Short,” “Junk” tells the story of how debt overtook value as the path to enormous wealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2016

There has been foul play, part and parcel of a conspiracy directed against Stanley.

From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

play part

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