Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 方法演技
- 方法演技acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
Finnish metodinäytteleminen
- metodinäytteleminenacting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
French Méthode
- Méthodeacting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
German Method Acting
- Method Actingacting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
Japanese メソッド演技法, メソッド演技
- メソッド演技法 (mesoddo engihō)acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
- メソッド演技 (mesoddo engi)acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
Russian актёрский ме́тод
- актёрский ме́тод (aktjórskij métod)acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing
Cite this entry
method acting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20acting
“method acting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20acting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “method acting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20acting.
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