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

Prosecutors say Beirich, who previously led the SPLC's hate groups tracking section, was one among several individuals who oversaw payments to individuals who infiltrated white supremacist groups and acted as informants for SPLC. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

With a $104 billion backlog and more than $25 billion of new commitments in the quarter – including work to expand Meta and Anthropic agreements – investors acted as though there was room for CoreWeave to expand capacity. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

In at least one remarkable case, this good book acted as life-saving armor. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

The Revolution created spaces of public freedom, and the Constitution gave durable form to power, which Arendt understood as something generated when people acted in concert. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

After the pair had finally acted on latent feelings for each other and decided to be together, Oona first broached the topic of Ramona leaving for New York and leaving her behind when Ramona pitched it as a not-yet final decision. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

And perhaps their age difference didn’t register for some because Burke often acted like a kid himself. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

MoSe2 acted as the top layer in this setup, hosting electrons, while the bottom WSe2 layer hosted electron holes. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026