act out
27 synonyms found
- act
- act a part
- act as
- ape
- copy
- create a role
- depict
- do
- enact
- impersonate
- masquerade as
- mime
- mimic
- pantomime
- pass for
- personate
- play
- play a part
- play a role
- play opposite
- portray
- pose as
- pretend to be
- represent
- sustain a part
- take a part
- take off
Definition
(v) :
to go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise; to express one's feelings through disruptive actions
"despite already being aware, he will act out the pretence of a surprise."