Synonyms of acted

acted

verb

past tense of act

1

as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of

a local student acted the part of Tiny Tim in our theater company's production of A Christmas Carol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• performed
• portrayed
• interpreted
• depicted
• did
• represented
• impersonated
• enacted
• dramatized
• rendered
• role-played
• acted out
• pantomimed
• mimicked
• masqueraded
• imitated
• mimed
• underplayed
• overacted
• posed (as)
• aped
• overplayed
• took on
• clowned
• playacted
• hammed
• costarred
• starred (in)
• coacted

2

as in worked

to produce a desired effect

the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worked
• performed
• operated
• reacted
• took
• responded
• behaved
• resulted
• took effect
• took hold
• affected
• influenced
• swayed
• redounded
• panned out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfired
• fizzled

3

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

always acting helpless, just to get attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• felt
• sounded
• appeared
• made
• pretended
• came off (as)
• came across (as)
• suggested
• resembled
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

4

as in served

to have a certain purpose

the tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• served
• functioned
• worked
• performed
• operated
• directed
• controlled
• handled
• managed
• administered
• regulated
• guided
• ran
• carried on
• supervised
• oversaw

5

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

if you act confident long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• affected
• feigned
• professed
• passed (for)
• made believe
• dissembled
• bluffed
• posed
• shammed
• put on
• faked
• forged
• played
• counterfeited
• concealed
• masqueraded
• imitated
• impersonated
• disguised
• camouflaged
• masked
• let on
• dissimulated
• playacted
• feinted
• malingered

6

as in mocked

to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior

someone who is willing to act the helpless little thing when she wants attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• mocked
• portrayed
• imitated
• posed (as)
• impersonated
• personated
• masqueraded (as)
• mimicked
• copied
• parodied
• mimed
• aped
• performed
• travestied
• monkeyed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acted

In the suit, the Mamdani administration maintained that the Council acted outside the bounds of its authority and broke laws around collective bargaining in giving paraprofessionals the pay boost. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

But Spurs acted quickly to tie up those deals and secure Porro, Kinsky and Van de Ven to new contracts. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Those unaffected by trauma may also be surprised to hear how the person acted in the moment. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Last year, the state acted boldly by enacting Senate Bill 72, a law that establishes a statewide target of nine million acre-feet of additional water supply by 2040. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Comic, actor and voice artist Kate Micucci acted as MC while Sandy Fox — the voice of Boop from 1991 to 2022 — popped on and off stage alongside someone in a mascot-like Betty Boop costume. — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The commission has historically acted in a quasi-independent role from presidential administrations, with the president's party holding three seats and the opposing party two. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

May received the Women in Film and Television Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010 and acted as a mentor for WIFT. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

More than once, Schmidt asked the jury to keep an open mind, asking members to wait until Meta had put on its case to decide about whether the company acted inappropriately. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026