acting
noun
[ ˈaktɪŋ ]
• the art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television.
• "she studied acting in New York"
Similar:
drama,
the theatre,
the stage,
the performing arts,
dramatic art,
dramatics,
dramaturgy,
stagecraft,
theatricals,
theatrics,
the thespian art,
show business,
performing,
performance,
portraying,
portrayal,
playing a role,
appearing on stage,
the boards,
treading the boards,
show biz,
thespianism,
histrionics,
acting
adjective
• temporarily doing the duties of another person.
• "the acting supervisor"
Similar:
substitute,
deputy,
reserve,
fill-in,
stand-in,
caretaker,
temporary,
short-term,
provisional,
interim,
intervening,
pro tem,
improvised,
surrogate,
stopgap,
transitional,
changeover,
pro tempore,
ad interim,
second-string,
pinch-hitting,
act
verb
• take action; do something.
• "they urged Washington to act"
Similar:
take action,
take steps,
take measures,
take the initiative,
move,
make a move,
react,
do something,
proceed,
go ahead,
make progress,
make headway,
be active,
be employed,
be busy,
get moving,
Opposite:
do nothing,
• behave in the way specified.
• "they challenged a man who was seen acting suspiciously"
• take effect; have a particular effect.
• "blood samples are analysed to find out how the drug acts in the body"
Similar:
affect,
have an effect on,
influence,
exert influence on,
work on,
have an impact on,
impact on,
alter,
change,
modify,
transform,
condition,
control,
Opposite:
have no effect on,
• perform a role in a play, film, or television.
• "she acted in her first professional role at the age of six"
Similar:
perform,
play,
play a part,
take part,
be an actor,
be an actress,
be one of the cast,
appear,
tread the boards,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin actus ‘event, thing done’, act- ‘done’, from the verb agere, reinforced by the French noun acte .
