Act

Meaning of Act

verb
  1. take action; do something.
    they urged Washington to act
    he denied the charges, claiming that he had acted in self-defence
  2. behave in the way specified.
    they challenged a man who was seen acting suspiciously
    he acts as if he owned the place
    try to act like civilized adults
  3. take effect; have a particular effect.
    blood samples are analysed to find out how the drug acts in the body
    they should remove taxes that act to suppress demand
  4. perform a role in a play, film, or television.
    she acted in her first professional role at the age of six
    he acted the role of the king
noun
  1. a thing done; a deed.
    a criminal act
    the act of writing down one's thoughts
    an act of heroism
  2. a pretence.
    she was putting on an act and laughing a lot
  3. a written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc.
    the 1989 Children Act
  4. a main division of a play, ballet, or opera.
    the first act

late Middle English: from Latin actus ‘event, thing done’, act- ‘done’, from the verb agere, reinforced by the French noun acte .

abbreviation, noun
  1. advance corporation tax.
  2. Australian Capital Territory.

Information about Act

  • The plural form of Act is: Acts.
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Hyphenation of Act

Act

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Act is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Act synonyms

Meaning enactment:

enactment

Meaning routine:

routine, number, turn, bit

Meaning move:

move

Meaning behave:

behave, do

Meaning play:

play, represent, roleplay, playact

Meaning work:

work

Meaning dissemble:

dissemble, pretend

Meaning act in response to something; respond in a particular way:

react

Meaning begin a course of action:

proceed

Meaning fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing):

function

Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):

perform

Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:

affect

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Meaning change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way:

alter

Meaning make (someone or something) different; alter or modify:

change

Meaning make partial or minor changes to (something):

modify

Meaning make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of:

transform

Meaning have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something):

condition

Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:

control

Meaning perform publicly in a film, play, etc:

appear

Meaning an action that is performed intentionally or consciously:

deed

Meaning the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim:

action

Meaning an action performed to convey a feeling or intention:

gesture

Meaning an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength:

feat

Meaning a bold or daring feat:

exploit

Meaning an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment:

performance

Meaning a formal pledge or promise to do something:

undertaking

Meaning prevent from growing or developing properly:

stunt

Meaning the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect:

operation

Meaning a business enterprise, typically one that involves risk:

venture

Meaning a vigorous or determined attempt:

effort

Meaning a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one:

enterprise

Meaning a thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage:

achievement

Meaning something that has been achieved successfully:

accomplishment

Meaning an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:

pretence

Meaning a spectacle or display, typically an impressive one:

show

Meaning an appearance or form of behaviour assumed by a person to conceal their genuine feelings:

front

Meaning a deceptive outward appearance:

facade

Meaning a false show or pretence:

masquerade

Meaning an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance:

charade

Meaning an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something:

guise

Meaning the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting:

posture

Meaning a particular way of behaving adopted in order to impress or to give a false impression:

pose

Meaning a studied display of real or pretended feeling:

affectation

Meaning the way that someone or something looks:

appearance

Meaning a thing that is not what it is purported to be:

sham

Meaning a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham:

fake

Meaning an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something:

bluff

Meaning a humorous or malicious deception:

hoax

Meaning pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury):

feigning

Meaning falsely present something as the truth:

shamming

Meaning behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead:

posturing

Meaning present or constitute (a problem or danger):

posing

Meaning a fraudulent imitation of something else:

counterfeit

Meaning deceit used in order to achieve one's goal:

subterfuge

Meaning concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence:

dissimulation

Meaning the action or process of manufacturing or inventing something:

fabrication

Meaning the action of falsifying information or a theory:

falsification

Meaning an individual rule as part of a system of law:

law

Meaning an official order that has the force of law:

decree

Meaning a written law passed by a legislative body:

statute

Meaning a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion:

bill

Meaning an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority:

edict

Meaning a formal authorization or proposition; a decree:

fiat

Meaning a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source:

dictum

Meaning an order or principle that must be obeyed:

dictate

Meaning a firm decision to do or not to do something:

resolution

Meaning an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge:

ruling

Meaning one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity:

rule

Meaning the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions:

judgement

Meaning a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged:

canon

Meaning an authoritative order:

ordinance, command

Meaning a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance:

proclamation

Meaning a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments:

commandment

Meaning an official order or commission to do something:

mandate

Meaning a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose:

measure

Meaning a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement:

stipulation

Meaning a course along which someone or something moves:

direction

Meaning a thing that is needed or wanted:

requirement

Meaning laws, considered collectively:

legislation

Meaning (in tsarist Russia) a decree with the force of law:

ukase

Meaning (especially in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) a political manifesto or proclamation:

pronunciamento

Meaning the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated:

division

Meaning a relatively distinct part of a book, newspaper, statute, or other document:

section

Meaning a division of a section:

subsection

Meaning a part of a whole:

portion

Meaning a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial:

part

Meaning each of the parts into which something is or may be divided:

segment

Meaning a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle:

component

Meaning the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another:

passage

Meaning each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided:

episode

Meaning a main division of a book, typically with a number or title:

chapter

Anagrams of Act

Cat, cat, Tac

Words that rhyme with Act

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