playacted

verb

past tense of playact
as in posed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
  1. posed
  2. made out
  3. let on
  4. put on
  5. pretended
  6. affected
  7. played
  8. impersonated
Verb
  • Imray’s crosses posed a threat that night at the Riverside Stadium.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ralph posed on the beach in the Spanx Swim Cutout One-Piece, a classic bathing suit that will never go out of style.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of posed
Verb
  • Two teenagers are taking their creativity to the next level with impressive prom dress and prom tux creations, both made out of duct tape.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Two former employees told Fortune that many people made out to the tune of $10 million through the buyouts, including those not in leadership positions.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of made out
Verb
  • But almost immediately, the outbreak seemed to be bigger than the government was letting on.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • And yet based on some of its recent actions, this exec also believes Netflix’s leadership may be more concerned than it’s been letting on.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of let on
Verb
  • Third-quarter duel Clark and Bueckers put on a show in the third quarter, helping their teams emerge from a sluggish first half.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While Belden’s former home is Victorian style, in the late 1950s a wing was put on that is modernism.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • As bait, the researchers created a fake startup, Ballena Azul, which pretended to focus on decentralized finance for large holders of cryptocurrency, which North Koreans have been known to target to fund the country’s regime.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • Farmers are among the hardest hit, with their crops set to be badly affected by soaring temperatures and lack of water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • More than a dozen people were affected when a multi-family complex in Denver caught fire on Wednesday.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Tuesday morning’s workout brought a welcome diversion from drills, when SDSU players and coaches moved from the turf to the grass practice field and actually played some football.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Etzel said the controversy surrounding COVID vaccines and vaccine mandates has played a role in fueling skepticism.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of played
Verb
  • In October 2024, Joshua Zuazo and Carlos Hernandez, Amanda's husband, impersonated DTE workers and murdered 72-year-old Hussein Murray inside his Rochester Hills home.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • More than a year earlier, Arlington, Massachusetts sent four straight monthly payments totaling $446,000 to a criminal who had impersonated a real vendor and asked to switch from paper checks to electronic transfer.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of impersonated
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“Playacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playacted. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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