Synonyms of acted

acted

verb

past tense of act

1

as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of

a local student acted the part of Tiny Tim in our theater company's production of A Christmas Carol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• performed
• portrayed
• interpreted
• depicted
• did
• represented
• impersonated
• enacted
• dramatized
• rendered
• role-played
• pantomimed
• acted out
• overacted
• mimicked
• masqueraded
• mimed
• imitated
• hammed
• underplayed
• aped
• overplayed
• posed (as)
• clowned
• playacted
• took on
• roleplayed
• costarred
• starred (in)
• co-acted
• co-starred
• coacted

2

as in worked

to produce a desired effect

the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worked
• wrought
• performed
• operated
• reacted
• took
• responded
• behaved
• resulted
• took hold
• took effect
• affected
• influenced
• swayed
• redounded
• panned out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfired
• fizzled

3

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

always acting helpless, just to get attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• felt
• sounded
• appeared
• made
• pretended
• came off (as)
• came across (as)
• suggested
• resembled
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

4

as in served

to have a certain purpose

the tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• served
• functioned
• worked
• performed
• operated
• wrought
• directed
• controlled
• handled
• managed
• administered
• regulated
• guided
• ran
• run
• carried on
• supervised
• oversaw

5

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

if you act confident long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• affected
• feigned
• professed
• passed (for)
• made believe
• dissembled
• bluffed
• posed
• shammed
• put on
• faked
• forged
• played
• counterfeited
• concealed
• masqueraded
• imitated
• impersonated
• disguised
• camouflaged
• masked
• let on
• dissimulated
• playacted
• feinted
• malingered

6

as in mocked

to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior

someone who is willing to act the helpless little thing when she wants attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• mocked
• portrayed
• imitated
• posed (as)
• impersonated
• personated
• masqueraded (as)
• mimicked
• copied
• parodied
• mimed
• aped
• performed
• travestied
• monkeyed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acted

Once the move was official for Iamaleava, the transfer signing essentially acted as the college football equivalent of a trade. —Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted. —Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Throughout the history of life on Earth, microbes have acted as master regulators of our planet’s climate system. —Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

He's also acted in films like The Toxic Avenger (2023) and The Monkey (2025), as well as episodes of The Afterparty and Yellowjackets. —Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025

The actress has acted alongside her husband on two occasions, in recurring roles on This Is Us and Army Wives. —Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

The Sacramento River acted as a substitute for the Mississippi River. —John Turton, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025

In the end, Frizer was found to have acted in self-defense and officially pardoned by the Queen. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

This one may have tugged at your deepest insecurities around intimacy, trust, and vulnerability, pushing you to face the places where pride has sometimes acted as a shield. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025