playacting

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A form of play-acting — The acting of a play or plays; the occupation of an actor; dramatic performance.

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actingplayingperforming
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Meanings

nounplayacting (plural playactings)

plural playactings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of play-acting.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of playact

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe performance of a part or role in a drama

Similar
actingplayingperforming
Broader
activityperforming arts
Also see
actingperformingplaying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

playacting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playacting

MLA

“playacting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playacting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playacting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playacting.

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