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act
noun as in something done
Strong matches
accomplishment, achievement, doing, execution, exploit, feat, undertaking
noun as in legislative document
noun as in part of a performance
noun as in pretended behavior
verb as in do something
Strongest matches
begin, carry out, develop, do, enforce, execute, function, move, operate, pursue, respond, serve, undertake
Strong matches
accomplish, achieve, consummate, cook, intrude, labor, maneuver, officiate, percolate, perk, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside
Weak matches
carry on, do a number, do one's thing, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town, knock off, make progress, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, work out
verb as in behave in a certain way
verb as in entertain by playing a role
Strong matches
burlesque, characterize, dramatize, emote, feign, ham, impersonate, mime, mimic, mug, parody, personate, personify, pretend, rehearse, represent, simulate, star, stooge, strut
Weak matches
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 part, play role, put it over, say one's piece, take part, tread the boards
Example Sentences
They say they are investigating “criminal acts against public safety”.
He is believed to have acted alone, he said.
The "integrated stress response" acts much like a generator in a hurricane, keeping the cell barely functioning until it can recover from the stressor and restore full functionality.
“And in that way, writing a book is nothing short of an act of kindness,” the “SNL” alumna added.
Youn and colleagues got around that jam by borrowing an idea from metamaterials, assemblages of discrete parts that act like continuous materials and can have novel properties.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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