Antonyms for acts upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : akt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækt |
- argue
- ask
- be fair
- be just
- calm
- check
- continue
- curb
- dally
- decline
- delay
- deny
- depress
- deter
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discourage
- disenchant
- disobey
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- dissuade
- fail
- forget
- halt
- have no effect on
- hinder
- ignore
- impede
- keep
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- mismanage
- miss
- mutiny
- neglect
- object
- oppose
- overlook
- please
- prevent
- procrastinate
- protest
- pull
- question
- rebel
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- repress
- rest
- retard
- slow
- stay
- stop
- wait
Definition of acts 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
- She reads my thoughts and acts upon them ere my lips have time to form them.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Finding no matter liable to putrefaction to work on, it acts upon the best qualities of the flour, which it alters and corrupts.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- This acts upon the blood in such a way as to prevent its coagulation.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- No man fully realizes what opinions he acts upon, or what his actions mean.'
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- It also acts upon the oxides of most metals, forming a salt and water.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- How a Miser acts upon Principles which appear to him reasonable, v.179.
- Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope
- You and I act upon one another from without, He acts upon us within.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- Its machinery is simple, and acts upon the principle just laid down.
- Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin
- And this, because it acts upon the centre of all the sin, and much of the suffering of the world.
- Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin
- One of his first acts upon coming to the throne was to go publicly to mass.
- Extract from : « William Penn » by George Hodges
Synonyms for acts upon
- abide by
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acquiesce
- act upon
- actuate
- adhere to
- affect
- agree
- alter
- animate
- answer
- argue into
- arouse
- assent
- be loyal to
- be recognized
- be ruled by
- bias
- bow to
- brainwash
- bribe
- bring to bear
- bulldoze
- carry out
- carry weight
- change
- channel
- chase
- coerce
- compel
- comply
- concur
- constrain
- control
- count
- determine
- direct
- discharge
- dispose
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do one's duty
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- dog
- egg on
- embrace
- encourage
- execute
- follow
- follow up on
- force
- form
- fulfill
- get at
- get in line
- give way
- goad
- goose
- guide
- harass
- hasten
- have a part in
- heed
- herd
- hold fast
- hound
- hurl
- hurry
- hustle
- impact on
- impel
- impress
- incite
- incline
- induce
- inspire
- instigate
- keep
- kick
- knuckle under
- lean on
- live by
- make
- manipulate
- mind
- modify
- mold
- motivate
- move
- nag
- oblige
- observe
- overburden
- overwork
- perform
- persuade
- play second fiddle
- pound
- predispose
- prejudice
- press
- pressure
- prevail
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- pull strings
- pursue
- push
- put up to
- railroad
- regulate
- respond
- ride herd on
- rouse
- rule
- rush
- seduce
- sell
- send
- serve
- shape
- shepherd
- shove
- snow
- spirit up
- spur
- steamroll
- stimulate
- submit
- surrender
- sway
- take orders
- talk into
- toe the line
- train
- turn
- urge
- work on
- work upon
- worry
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