acted

The word “acted” has 2 syllables: act-ed

It's pronounced as /ˈæktɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for acted?

In the thesaurus, “acted” has 115 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for acted along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for acted

acted out
administered
affected
aped
appeared
assumed
behaved
bluffed
camouflaged
carried on
clowned
co-acted
co-starred
coacted
concealed
controlled
copied
costarred
counterfeited
depicted
did
directed
disguised
dissembled
dissimulated
dramatized
dream
enacted
faked
false
fantasized
fantasy
feigned
feinted
felt
fictional
forged
fraudulent
functioned
guided
hammed
handled
hinted
imaginary
imitated
imparted
impersonated
implied
influenced
insinuated
interpreted
let on
looked
made
made believe
made-up
malingered
managed
masked
masqueraded
mimed
mimicked
mock
mocked
monkeyed
offered
operated
overacted
overplayed
oversaw
panned out
pantomimed
parodied
performed
personated
playacted
played
portrayed
posed
pretend
pretended
professed
put on
ran
reacted
recalled
redounded
regulated
rendered
represented
resembled
responded
resulted
role-played
roleplayed
run
seemed
served
sham
shammed
shown
simulated
sounded
staged
suggested
supervised
swayed
took
took effect
took hold
took on
travestied
underplayed
worked
wrought

Antonyms for acted

backfired
fizzled
genuine
real
true
unimagined

Meanings of acted

verb
1. To do something.
2. To do (something); to perform.
3. To perform a theatrical role.
4. Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
5. To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
6. To convey an appearance of being.
7. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
8. (construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
9. To play (a role).
10. To feign.
11. (construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
12. To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Example Sentences

She acted surprised when she received the award.
The actor acted with great passion in the scene.
He acted quickly to prevent the accident.
They acted responsibly in handling the situation.
She acted as if nothing was wrong during the meeting.

On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to acted, such as: acted out, administered, affected, aped, appeared, assumed, backfired.

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