playacted

verb

Definition of playactednext
past tense of playact
as in posed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacted
  1. let on
  2. put on
  3. pretended
  4. affected
  5. played
  6. acted
  7. simulated
Verb
  • While the show was airing, tabloids reported that the relationship between Tyler, his children, and their mother was more involved than Tyler let on.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Around Notre Dame, Leonard didn’t let on how hard the transition had been.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of let on
Verb
  • Roger, a 6-year-old tan and white Kangal shepherd mix, was put on the euthanasia list this fall.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Roman emperor Domitian is believed to have put on a sea battle in the Colosseum in 85 AD, for instance.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of put on
Verb
  • Vance is expected to call out Walz, like Harris, as someone who has pretended to be a moderate while leading one of the most liberal states in the country.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The woman then pretended to hang herself with an electrical cord, just as Englyn eventually did.
    Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • The company acknowledges potential impacts from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, as its manufacturing operations are based in Israel, though operations have not been materially affected as of the filing date.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Trustee reports no changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected the Trust's financial reporting.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of affected
Verb
  • In the decades since, Susan and I have played in bands together, started companies together and traveled the world together.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The group has only played one full show since wrapping a European tour in mid-June.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of played
Verb
  • After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But Harris has remained mum about the fact that DOI has not acted on the IRA requirement, keeping its leasing program in de facto suspension since.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of acted
Verb
  • To answer this question, the scientists simulated iron-rich volcanic activity in the lab and concluded that rare earth elements were indeed present in the magma.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In 1981, at the height of the Cold War arms race, Soviet exercises simulated an invasion of Germany and nuclear strikes against the West.
    Emily Ferris, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2017
Definition of simulated
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