Antonyms for acting out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : akt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækt |
Definition of acting out
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 perform : verb act, depict as entertainment
- As in personify : verb represent some other being, character
- As in act up (misbehave) : verb misbehave badly
- As in act up : verb misbehave
- As in signalize : verb gesture
- As in gesture/gesticulate : verb make signs, motions to communicate
- As in impersonate : verb pretend to be another
- Like others, they did their part in acting out one of its principles.
- Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
- I was continually spelling and acting out the words as I spelled them.
- Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller
- The acting out of that strong impulse had exhausted every energy.
- Extract from : « Felix Holt, The Radical » by George Eliot
- Let us not, however, think of Epaminondas as acting out of pure benevolence.
- Extract from : « Vacation days in Greece » by Rufus B. Richardson
- The child was only acting out the disposition bequeathed him by his parent.
- Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
- Have the last three centuries been pushing forward in the face of truth, and acting out the lie?
- Extract from : « Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries » by William Hogan
- Admiration of Epiktêtus for Diogenes, especially for his consistency in acting out his own ethical creed.
- Extract from : « Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4) » by George Grote
- This is with him not merely the acting out of a scheme of life, but also a matter of pride.
- Extract from : « Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4) » by George Grote
- Men gain religious power by acting out their beliefs, allowing their convictions to flow out into service.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various
- In fact, for all their cleverness, they appear to be acting out of something very close to desperation.
- Extract from : « Oneness » by James H. Schmitz
Synonyms for acting out
- act
- act a part
- act like
- act out
- ape
- appear as
- assume character
- be bad
- be on
- be out of line
- behave badly
- body forth
- bring down the house
- carry on
- contain
- copy
- discourse
- display
- ditto
- do
- do a number
- do a turn
- do an impression of
- double as
- dramatize
- dress as
- emblematize
- embody
- emote
- enact
- epitomize
- execute
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- exteriorize
- externalize
- fake
- flag
- fool around
- gesticulate
- give
- give the high sign
- go on
- ham
- ham it up
- hominify
- horseplay
- humanize
- illustrate
- image
- imitate
- impersonate
- incarnate
- indicate
- live as
- make human
- make like
- make trouble
- manifest
- masquerade as
- materialize
- mime
- mimic
- mirror
- misbehave
- motion
- objectify
- offer
- pantomime
- pass oneself off as
- perform
- personate
- personize
- play
- play a role
- playact
- portray
- pose as
- present
- produce
- put on
- put on an act
- raise hell
- rebel
- render
- represent
- set a bad example
- show
- show off
- sign
- signal
- signalize
- sow one's wild oats
- stage
- substantiate
- symbolize
- take the part of
- tread the boards
- typify
- use one's hands
- use sign language
- wave
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