Act and Resemble

Act

Act verb - To give the impression of being.

Usage example: always acting helpless, just to get attention

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Resemble and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resemble" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Resemble verb - Appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.

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Act and resemble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Resemble".

Uncanny Valley Girl: Ava, to a degree, considering she's clearly designed to resemble and act human, but very clearly isn't.

Source: Film / Ex Machina
Ava, to a degree, considering she's clearly designed to resemble and act human, but very clearly isn't.

Source: Uncanny Valley Girl
Replacement Goldfish: Ryuusei was built to resemble and act like Tatsuo Koga, though it becomes clear that Ryuusei is his own person.

Source: Series / Choujinki Metalder

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