Be on


Synonyms for be on
verb entertain by playing a role

perform
portray
play
enact
represent
feign
rehearse
ham
personify
characterize

dramatize
pretend
stooge
mug
strut
emote
burlesque
mimic
mime
simulate

impersonate
star
parody
go on
go over
ham it up
tread the boards
personate
bring down the house
do a turn

lay an egg
make debut
play act
play gig
play part
play role
put it over
take part
say one’s piece

Antonyms for be on

prevent
abstain
cease
discontinue

hesitate
refrain
fail
stop

direct
give up
halt
idle

Synonyms
verb be situated

stretch
belong
remain
spread
exist
prevail

beset
be
reach
extend
occupy
be beside

be buried
be established
be even
be fixed
be found
be interred

be level
be located
be placed
be seated
be smooth
have its seat in

Antonyms

compress
straighten

stand
be honest

be upright

Synonyms
verb act, depict as entertainment

represent
play
give
show
offer
execute
produce
go on

display
present
stage
exhibit
ham
render
dramatize
emote

discourse
impersonate
enact
ham it up
put on
tread the boards
personate
playact

act out
appear as
bring down the house
do a number
do a turn

Antonyms

conceal
refrain
withhold
hide
deny

refuse
prevent
take
abandon
fail

halt
stop
direct

Synonyms
verb act

burlesque
characterize
do
dramatize
emote
enact
feign
go on
go over
ham

ham it up
impersonate
mime
mimic
mug
parody
perform
personify
play
portray

pretend
rehearse
represent
simulate
star
stooge
strut
tread the boards
bring down the house
do a turn

lay an egg
make debut
personate
play act
play gig
play part
play role
put it over
take part
say one’s piece

Synonyms
adj attentive, aware

watchful
cautious
respectful
wary
observant
conscious
apprehensive
conversant
cognizant
knowledgeable

vigilant
solicitous
careful
alert
au courant
cagey
chary
conscientious
heedful
knowing

observing
on the ball
regardful
sensible
thoughtful
alive to
be up on
in the know
know all the answers
know ins and outs

observative
on the job
on to
plugged in
tuned in
with eyes peeled
on one’s toes

Antonyms

inattentive
negligent
heedless
incautious
rash
unobservant
indiscreet

indifferent
unaware
ignorant
unafraid
uninformed
absent-minded
careless

thoughtless
uncareful
unmindful
quiet
unworried

Synonyms
verb eat, share

feed
sip
consume
engage
receive
ingest

sample
savor
devour
take
participate
divide

enter into
be a party to
be in on
be into
get in the act
have a finger in

sit in
sit in on
take part
tune in

Antonyms

refuse
reject
shun
abstain
refrain

starve
collect
gather
give
offer

hold
keep
maintain

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