Play act

Synonyms for play act
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
be on
bring down the house

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

Synonyms
verb pretend

act
counterfeit
dissemble
fake
feign
imagine
imitate
impersonate

make believe
make up
masquerade
mimic
play
portray
pose
purport

put on
put on an act
represent
reproduce
sham
simulate
suppose
assume the role

make as if
make out like
playact
put on a front
put on airs

Synonyms
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
be on
bring down the house

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

Antonyms

prevent
abstain
cease
discontinue

hesitate
refrain
fail
stop

direct
give up
halt
idle

Synonyms
verb trick, mislead

cheat
pretend
dupe
deceive
hoodwink
delude
trifle
flimflam

scam
diddle
gull
snow
hoax
outfox
bluff
spoof

con
bamboozle
kid
make believe
put on
take in
play-act
chicane

fox
juke
jive
fake out
lead on
play a trick on
put one over on
suck in

Antonyms

be honest

Synonyms
verb make a show of

bluff
counterfeit
dream
enact
fake

fantasize
feign
fool
imagine
play

pretend
simulate
play-act
act as if
act as though

let on like
make as if
play the part
playact

Antonyms

live reality