Act
Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.
Wave
Wave noun - A moving ridge on the surface of water.
How words are described
| similar | similar act | similar wave |
| common | common act | common wave |
| original | original act | original wave |
| single | single act | single wave |
| Other adjectives: simple, popular, small, entire, massive, big, great, little, final, double, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead they will build wave after wave of resource collectors to act like they're playing nice.
Source: Video Game / Homeworld - Reflex carries over to the next wave, and while Solar Flare doesn't, it's fairly easy to let Lance hit the next wave with a Solar Flare before they can act.
Source: Game Breaker / Role Playing -
After bringing Lois and the entire planet Krypton back to life with a wave of his hand, his final act is to give the reader one last knowing wink.
Source: Aside Glance
Cite this Source
Wave and Act. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/wave
Act & Wave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/wave>.
Wave or Act. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/wave.
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