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

The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage. —Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026

The April 22 incident took place during dismissal in the Hancock County School District, which said students acted quickly to safely stop the bus, contact emergency services and remain calm until help arrived. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

Roselin’s girlfriend, Tamekia Rich, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton, alleging officials had acted negligently by failing to provide adequate supervision of the water and failing to control the crowd. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Together, Carr and Duarte ran the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which acted as a pass-through for federal grants to 42 shelters across Florida. —Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026

The series was built around Smith, 57, who was then known as one-half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and had never acted on TV before. —Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026

Police said Allen appeared to have acted alone. —Don Sweeney april 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026

On the aquarium’s end, biologist Julia Studley told Popular Science that her team acted quickly once they were offered the chance to house the lobster. —Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

He is believed to have acted alone and is set to face criminal charges on Monday. —Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026