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
Provisionary and acting are semantically related In some cases you can use "Provisionary" instead an adjective "Acting".
Provisionary
Provisionary adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup
Acting and provisionary are semantically related in conditional topic. You can use "Acting" instead an adjective "Provisionary".
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Related pairs
- substitute and acting
- substitute and provisionary
- makeshift and acting
- makeshift and provisionary
- temporary and acting
- temporary and provisionary
- transient and acting
- transient and provisionary
- intervening and acting
- intervening and provisionary
- alternate and acting
- alternate and provisionary
- tentative and acting
- tentative and provisionary
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Provisionary and Acting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/provisionary
Acting & Provisionary. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/provisionary>.
Provisionary or Acting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acting/provisionary.
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