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

And while lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questioned their legality, Republicans — who currently control both the House and the Senate — have not acted. — Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

That same encouragement carried over to the design of Blackwood’s home, too, where Haughton acted as the contractor. — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

Nothing can change how the NHL has acted over the four years since the launch of the Russian ground offensive in Ukraine in February 2022. — Dominik Hasek, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Few banks acted on that authorization because of fear of sanctions and a lack of guidance on how to comply. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Last week, OpenAI disclosed several instances from the summer in which its agents acted in unexpected ways while searching federal government websites. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Agentic payments could create a new form of friendly fraud if consumers can approve an agent’s purchase, receive the product or service and later claim that the AI acted independently. — Louis Hoch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Recognizing the health, environmental, and tourism dangers of such a title, residents acted quickly to turn things around. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026