Antonyms for acted upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : akt

Phonetic Transcription : ækt

Definition of acted upon

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.

As in influence : verb lead to believe, do
As in obey : verb conform, give in
As in act on : verb take action
As in drive : verb move or urge on

Example sentences :

No sooner did the thought occur to him than he acted upon it.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

He said that all such disturbances are acted upon in the spinal cord.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

Mr. Butterby had assumed the responsibility, and acted upon it.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

We acted upon the calculation that a woman with her thirty per cent.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

In an instant I had decided my course; in an hour I had acted upon it.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

In all likelihood, the coherer is acted upon in the same way.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

From the first moment of her arrival she had acted upon his lessons.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

The official had acted upon a secret idea in placing these papers before her.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

She was mistaken, he acted upon the accepted theories of the game.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

It was impossible they could have had news of it in Rennes and acted upon it in so short a time.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for acted upon

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