role-playing

verb

variants also roleplaying
present participle of role-play
as in enacting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role-playing
  1. enacting
  2. acting out
  3. depicting
  4. rendering
  5. representing
  6. taking on
  7. playing
Verb
  • Last week, Carpenter told board members that enacting an 18-month moratorium could potentially lead to a lawsuit against the city.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dog Days lends itself to exactly this kind of paranoid reading, not only describing but enacting the magical thinking of trauma survivors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of enacting
Verb
  • The film’s star, Robin Williams, can be seen acting out a scene with costar Adam Zolotin, who played young Louis.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Abarca claimed that White was acting out an ongoing vendetta against him.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of acting out
Verb
  • The backstory La Playa was built in 1905 by landscape painter Chris Jorgensen (he's known for his work depicting California landscapes; a number of his paintings are displayed at the property) for his wife, chocolate heiress Angela Ghirardelli.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Three traditional Chinese flower-and-bird paintings, ancient ceramic fragments depicting the magnolia, and works by a local paper flower maker helped set the scene.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of depicting
Verb
  • Apart from polluting ecosystems and leaving toxic residues on human food sources, these aggressive chemicals drive pests to develop genetic resistance, rendering treatments ineffective over time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • Perriello served a single term in the House representing parts of the district between 2009 and 2011.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The order is opposed by unions representing state workers, who argue employees will foot the cost of Newsom’s mandate, through expenses like gas and parking.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of representing
Verb
  • By taking on the meme generator, Saflor may hit a wall if the court finds that his arguments apply to any meme generator and a finding in his favor could risk undercutting the entire meme ecosystem, Goldman said.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively halted, and significantly lower through the Bab-al-Mandeb strait – with oil tankers unwilling to risk taking on fire from the Iranians and Houthis.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of taking on
Verb
  • But camp is about more than just a wide receiver playing well.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Carys made her professional stage debut in June, playing Nina in Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy The Seagull in Brooklyn.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of playing
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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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