acting Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Acting as an Adjective
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.
Acting as a Verb
present participle and gerund of act
To do something.
If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.
To do (something); to perform.
To perform a theatrical role.
I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.
To convey an appearance of being.
He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.
To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
act on behalf of John
(construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.
To play (a role).
He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.
To feign.
He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.
(construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
Acting as a Noun
An action or deed.
Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
The occupation of an actor.
Acting in a Sentence
The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.
The CEO is currently in a hospital. The CFO is acting CEO in the meantime.
If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.
I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.
He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.
act on behalf of John
Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.
He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.
He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.
This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!
Acting President of the United States is a temporary office in the government of the United States.
Word Forms & Grammar
acting (not comparable)
acting
acting (countable and uncountable, plural actings)
Words That Rhyme With Acting
Origin of Acting
From act + -ing.
Word Facts for Acting
| Part of speech | adjective, verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job |
| Plural | actings |
How Do You Say Acting?
Acting is pronounced /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (æk).