ACTED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

acted

verb

past tense of act

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

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as in worked

to produce a desired effect the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

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as in seemed

to give the impression of being always acting helpless, just to get attention

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as in served

to have a certain purpose the tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects

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as in pretended

to present a false appearance of if you act confident long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it

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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

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Recent Examples of acted According to Stern, there is also guardianship paperwork, which has been signed by the children’s mother, that delegates parental authority to Omar, who Stern says has acted as a liaison for the children on school and medical matters because their mother does not speak English, per Rochester First. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Angus Scott also said ChatGPT acted as a medical doctor in its exchanges with his stepson, even though it was not licensed to offer medical advice. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 May 2026 The firms acted as joint lead bookrunning managers for Aevex's IPO. —

Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026 Signatories of the letter say the expansion of organized crime is undermining Indigenous governance systems and threatening communities that have long acted as stewards of some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. —

ABC News, 11 May 2026 Federal investigators called the rally shooting an assassination attempt and later concluded the suspect had acted alone. —

Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 May 2026 But defense attorneys Parisi and Reid Kingsbury spent days cross-examining Harris, trying to build a case that Sergio Harris acted on his own when gunfire erupted and that the groups had not challenged each other. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 Later in the interview, Hulsey said the City Council and city attorney have acted against state law. —

Rachel Royster may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 Because the jagged, shallow seabed near the fjord’s mouth acted like a speed bump that sapped the wave’s energy, people onboard the cruise ship came out of the event unscathed. —

Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026

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Curry played in five games after surgery to repair a broken second metacarpal.

— Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Nobody had seen a second round playoff game played in Minnesota in more than a decade.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026