Antonyms for acted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : akt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækt |
Definition of acted
Origin :- mid-15c., "to act upon or adjudicate" a legal case; 1590s in the theatrical sense, from Latin actus, past participle of agere (see act (n.)). To act up "be unruly" is from 1903. To act out "behave anti-socially" (1974) is from psychiatric sense of "expressing one's unconscious impulses or desires." Related: Acted; acting.
- verb do something
- verb behave in a certain way
- verb entertain by playing a role
- No sooner did the thought occur to him than he acted upon it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He had acted "in obedience to the clear and imperious call of public obligation."
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Here they all dismounted, except a small body, which acted as cavalry.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Our friend will overlook the matter if you do but say that you have acted in heat and haste.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The way you acted when you first run round with me, I thought you sure was a suffragette.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Clerk or no, you have acted this day as becomes a true knight.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- It was acted before his friend Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui in about 1775.
- Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
- This is a clear proof that before 1781 these Quichua dramas were acted.
- Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
- You acted like a hero in trying to shield Alan Porter, and I like men of that stamp.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- He said that all such disturbances are acted upon in the spinal cord.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
Synonyms for acted
- accomplish
- achieve
- appear
- be on
- begin
- behave
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- carry
- carry on
- carry oneself
- carry out
- characterize
- comport
- conduct
- consummate
- cook
- create
- develop
- do
- do a number
- do a turn
- do one's thing
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- enforce
- execute
- exert
- feign
- function
- get in there
- give the appearance
- go about
- go for broke
- go for it
- go in for
- go on
- go over
- go that route
- go to town
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- impress as
- intrude
- knock off
- labor
- lay an egg
- make debut
- make progress
- maneuver
- mime
- mimic
- move
- mug
- officiate
- operate
- parody
- percolate
- perform
- perk
- perpetrate
- persevere
- persist
- personate
- personify
- play
- play act
- play gig
- play part
- play role
- portray
- practice
- preside
- pretend
- pursue
- put it over
- react
- rehearse
- represent
- represent oneself
- respond
- say one's piece
- seem
- serve
- simulate
- star
- stooge
- strike
- strut
- take effect
- take on
- take part
- take steps
- take up
- transort
- tread the boards
- undertake
- work out
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