playact

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A form of play-act — To perform on stage; to act in a play.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbplayact (third-person singular simple present playacts, present participle playacting, simple past and past participle playacted)

present singular third person playacts · participle present playacting · participle past playacted · past playacted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of play-act.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbperform on a stage or theater

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“playact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playact. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playact.

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