What is another word for act?

Common synonyms for act include routine, number, turn, bit.

What is the past tense of act?

The past tense of act is acted.

act

Q: What rhymes with act?

Words that rhyme with act include fact, impact, attacked, exact, packed, backed.

/ækt/noun, verb1 syllable

Act means: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.

Synonyms for act30

noun, as in a short performance that is part of a longer program

routine, number, turn, bit

noun, as in something that people do or cause to happen

deed, human action, human activity

noun, as in a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

enactment

verb, as in behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

behave, do, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, play, act as, dissemble, pretend

verb, as in pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

play, act as, behave, do, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, represent

verb, as in behave unnaturally or affectedly

dissemble, pretend, behave, do, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

verb, as in play a role or part

play, represent, act as, roleplay, playact

verb, as in have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

work, bring, play, wreak, make for

verb, as in perform on a stage or theater

play, roleplay, playact, represent

verb, as in be suitable for theatrical performance

play, roleplay, playact

verb, as in perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

move

also used for act

statute, pretense

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of act

refrain

What does act mean?14

verb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself“You should act like an adult”

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind“He acted the idiot”

behave unnaturally or affectedly“She's just acting”

play a role or part“Gielgud played Hamlet”

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected“The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought”

perform on a stage or theater“She acts in this play”

be suitable for theatrical performance“This scene acts well”

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)“think before you act”

discharge one's duties“She acts as the chair”

noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program“he did his act three times every evening”

something that people do or cause to happen

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

a manifestation of insincerity“he put on quite an act for her benefit”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with act?29

one syllable

fact packed backed cracked tracked hacked lacked pact sacked tract stacked jacked blacked smacked

two syllables

impact attacked exact attract react abstract intact distract enact

three syllables

interact

Show 40 near rhymes

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All 29 rhymes for act, grouped by syllable

Act in a sentence

Now that you have made your decision, you must act.papabear
Were a serious crisis to arise, the government would have to act swiftly.CM
In humans, the eyes act together with the brain.magnificentgoddess
Goodness is abstract, a kind act is concrete.unknown
He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act.unknown
He appears brave, but it's just an act.CK
She sings well, to be sure, but she can't act.bmorsello
He tried to act cheerfully, but we all knew how sad he felt.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of act

as a noun

plural: acts

as a verb

past tense: acted
present participle: acting
third-person singular: acts
past participle: acted