Act and Fail

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Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
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Antonyms for Act
Fail is an antonym for act in topics: do something, entertain by playing a role, behave in a certain way.
Nearby Words: acting, acted

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Synonyms for Fail
Antonyms for Fail
Act is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed
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Common collocations

people act people fail people
part act part fail part
number act number fail number
rest act rest fail rest
Other words: time, way, everyone, times, ways.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Tenkai Knights When Ceylan throws a paper airplane at him when he's introducing himself, he doesn't fail to remark the cliched-ness of the act because he's new.
    Source: Anime / Tenkai Knights
  • Johnny, your suicidal friend in Adolescence, also counts who can be saved if you act quickly, or successfully kill himself if you fail.
    Source: Video Game / Alter Ego
  • Jerkass Façade: Sometimes if you pull off jerkish moves and either fail to act tough or follow up with a not-so-jerkish move, the narrator is convinced this is you.
    Source: Video Game / Alter Ego
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