Acting
Acting adjective - Serving in a position for the time being.
Usage example: will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Synonyms for Acting
Makeshift and acting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Makeshift" instead an adjective "Acting".
Makeshift
Makeshift adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.
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Related pairs
- substitute and acting
- substitute and makeshift
- reserve and acting
- reserve and makeshift
- deputy and acting
- deputy and makeshift
- caretaker and acting
- caretaker and makeshift
- temporary and acting
- temporary and makeshift
- transient and acting
- transient and makeshift
- stand-in and acting
- stand-in and makeshift
Both words in one sentence
- However, the main cast does the best they can with what they can do, acting as friends and makeshift therapists to each other in order to help with their many problems.
Source: There Are No Therapists -
One man could actually get drunk off of anything with lots of starch (bread, pasta, soda, etc.), thanks to his digestive system acting as a makeshift brewery.
Source: Drunk on Milk
Cite this Source
Makeshift and Acting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/makeshift
Acting & Makeshift. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/makeshift>.
Makeshift or Acting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/makeshift.
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