acting up
The phrase “acting up” has 3 syllables: act-ing up
It's pronounced as /ˈæktɪŋ ʌp/
What is synonym and antonym for acting up?
In the thesaurus, “acting up” has 51 synonyms and 30 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for acting up along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for acting up
- acting out
- capering
- carousing
- carrying on
- cavorting
- cutting up
- disobeying
- disporting
- fault
- fooling around
- frisking
- frolicking
- gamboling
- gambolling
- horseplay
- horsing around
- hotdogging
- immorality
- impropriety
- incivility
- indiscipline
- insubordination
- larking
- mafficking
- misbehaving
- mischief
- misconduct
- misconducting
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- misdoing
- monkey business
- naughtiness
- raising cain
- raising hell
- rebelling
- reveling
- revelling
- roaring
- rollicking
- romping
- roughhousing
- rudeness
- running riot
- shenanigans
- showboating
- showing off
- skylarking
- transgression
- wassailing
- wrongdoing
Antonyms for acting up
- acquitting
- acting
- bearing
- behavior
- checking
- collecting
- complying
- comporting
- composing
- conducting
- conforming
- constraining
- containing
- controlling
- correctness
- curbing
- demeaning
- deporting
- good conduct
- good manners
- handling
- inhibiting
- manners
- moving
- obedience
- obeying
- quieting
- quitting
- repressing
- restraining
Example Sentences
- The dog has been acting up ever since we changed his routine.
- My phone is acting up, and I can't get it to work properly.
- She's been acting up at school lately, and her parents are concerned.
- The car started acting up during the drive, so we had to pull over.
- I think he's acting up because he’s not getting enough attention at home.
On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to acting up, such as: acquitting, acting, acting out, bearing, behavior, capering, carousing.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
raising Cain
- acting out
- acting up
- blatant
- blusterous
- boisterous
- booming
- cacophonous
- carrying on
- chattering
- clamorous
- clangorous
- clattery
- cutting up
- deafening
- disobeying
- disorderly
- ear-popping
- ear-splitting
- fooling around
- horsing around
- jumping
- loud
- loudmouth
- misbehaving
- misconducting
- noisy
- obstreperous
- out of hand
- piercing
- rackety
- raising the roof
- rambunctious
- raspy
- rebelling
- riotous
- roughhousing
- rowdy
- running riot
- screaming
- showing off
- strepitous
- strident
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- unmanageable
- unruly
- uproarious
- vociferous
- wild
raising hell
- acting out
- acting up
- carrying on
- cutting up
- disobeying
- fooling around
- horsing around
- misbehaving
- misconducting
- rebelling
- roughhousing
- running riot
- showing off