Act
Act verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: always acting helpless, just to get attention
How words are described
| old | old act | old make |
| good | good act | good make |
| physical | physical act | physical make |
| nice | nice act | nice make |
| Other adjectives: best, particular, similar, single, simple, popular, actual, real, big, great, little, bad, terrible, main, new, major, worst, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Similar to many T.V writers making drawings act like fictional characters, if you make your toys act as if they're alive, they come to life.
Source: Living Toys -
At first it appears to make those infected fight others and themselves, but later on it just appears to make them act like jerks with the intent of infecting others.
Source: The Virus - Children who don't make their stuffed animals act like humans make them act exactly like this trope.
Source: Intelligible Unintelligible
Cite this Source
Make and Act. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/make
Act & Make. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/make>.
Make or Act. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/make.
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