All acting synonyms
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A a noun acting
- performing β to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- seeming β apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
- depiction β A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it.
- imitation β a result or product of imitating.
- portrayal β the act of portraying.
- impersonation β to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- dramatics β (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- assuming β You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- rendition β the act of rendering.
- mimicry β the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
- theatre β a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
- improvisation β the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- performance β a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- imitating β to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- pretense β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- histrionics β an actor.
- mime β the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- portraying β to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- characterization β Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
- posing β to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- stagecraft β skill in or the art of writing, adapting, or staging plays.
- pantomime β the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- putting β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- posturing β the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- theatricals β of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- feigning β to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- hamming β an actor or performer who overacts.
- drama β a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- performing arts β dance, drama, music
- amateur dramatics β theatrical performances by amateur players
- pretence β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
adj acting
- temporary β an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- deputy β A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- assistant β Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- alternate β When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- interim β an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
- surrogate β a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- adjutant β An adjutant is an officer in the army who deals with administrative work.
- pro tempore β temporarily; for the time being.
- provisional β providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- ad interim β for the meantime; for the present
- pro tem β temporarily; for the time being.
adjective acting
- substitute β a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- stand-in β a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.