All act out antonyms
act out
A a verb act out
- speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.