Synonyms for act for
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : akt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækt |
Top 10 synonyms for act for Other synonyms for the word act for
- act as
- act as broker
- act for
- act in place of
- alternate
- answer for
- appear as
- assume the role of
- back up
- be
- be agent for
- be attorney for
- be in place of
- be proxy for
- betoken
- body
- buy for
- change
- commute
- copy
- correspond to
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do business for
- do the work of
- double for
- emblematize
- embody
- enact
- epitomize
- equal
- equate
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- factor
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- hold office
- imitate
- impersonate
- personify
- play the part
- proxy
- put on
- relieve
- reproduce
- sell for
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stage
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- steward
- sub
- substitute
- supersede
- supply
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
- typify
Définition of act for
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 represent : verb present image of; symbolize
- As in substitute : verb interchange, exchange
- As in pinch-hit : verb substitute
Antonyms for act for
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