Act
Take action
Synonyms Take action, take measures, move, react, proceed, make progress, be active, be busy, take steps, take the initiative, make a move, do something, go ahead, make headway, be employed, and get moving.
Behave
Synonyms Behave, react, conduct oneself, bear oneself, deport oneself, function, perform, acquit oneself, and comport oneself.
Affect
Synonyms Affect, influence, work on, impact on, change, transform, control, have an effect on, exert influence on, have an impact on, alter, modify, and condition.
Perform
Synonyms Perform, play a part, be an actor, be one of the cast, tread the boards, play, take part, be an actress, and appear.
Pretend
Synonyms Pretend, sham, feign, bluff, posture, dissemble, kid, play-act, fake, put it on, pose, masquerade, and dissimulate.
Deed
Synonyms Deed, gesture, exploit, performance, manoeuvre, operation, effort, achievement, action, feat, move, undertaking, stunt, venture, enterprise, and accomplishment.
Pretence
Synonyms Pretence, show, facade, charade, posture, affectation, sham, bluff, make-believe, feigning, posturing, counterfeit, dissimulation, fabrication, a put-on, false display, front, masquerade, guise, pose, appearance, fake, hoax, play-acting, shamming, posing, subterfuge, dissemblance, falsification, and a put-up job.
Law
Synonyms Law, statute, Act of Parliament, fiat, dictate, resolution, rule, canon, proclamation, commandment, measure, direction, legislation, pronunciamento, decree, bill, edict, dictum, enactment, ruling, judgement, ordinance, command, mandate, stipulation, requirement, and ukase.
Division
Synonyms Division, subsection, part, component, passage, chapter, section, portion, segment, bit, and episode.
Performance
Synonyms Performance, routine, item, sketch, playlet, song, production, entertainment, turn, number, piece, skit, dance, show, presentation, and gig.
Example Sentences
Please act quickly in emergencies.
He will act in the play.
They plan to act responsibly today.
She decided to act decisively now.