Synonyms for act upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : akt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækt |
Top 10 synonyms for act upon Other synonyms for the word act upon
- abide by
- accede
- accord
- acquiesce
- act upon
- actuate
- agree
- animate
- answer
- argue into
- assent
- be loyal to
- be recognized
- be ruled by
- bow to
- brainwash
- bribe
- bring to bear
- bulldoze
- carry weight
- channel
- coerce
- compel
- concur
- constrain
- control
- count
- determine
- direct
- discharge
- dispose
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do one's duty
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- dog
- egg on
- embrace
- encourage
- execute
- follow
- follow up on
- force
- form
- fulfill
- get at
- get in line
- give way
- goad
- goose
- guide
- harass
- hasten
- have a part in
- heed
- herd
- hold fast
- hound
- hurl
- hurry
- hustle
- impact on
- impel
- impress
- incite
- incline
- induce
- inspire
- instigate
- keep
- kick
- knuckle under
- lean on
- live by
- make
- manipulate
- mind
- modify
- mold
- motivate
- move
- nag
- oblige
- observe
- overburden
- overwork
- perform
- persuade
- play second fiddle
- pound
- predispose
- prejudice
- press
- pressure
- prevail
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- pull strings
- pursue
- push
- put up to
- railroad
- regulate
- respond
- ride herd on
- rouse
- rule
- rush
- seduce
- sell
- send
- serve
- shape
- shepherd
- shove
- snow
- spirit up
- spur
- steamroll
- stimulate
- submit
- surrender
- sway
- take orders
- talk into
- toe the line
- train
- turn
- urge
- work on
- work upon
- worry
Définition of act upon
Origin :- mid-15c., "to act upon or adjudicate" a legal case; 1590s in the theatrical sense, from Latin actus, past participle of agere (see act (n.)). To act up "be unruly" is from 1903. To act out "behave anti-socially" (1974) is from psychiatric sense of "expressing one's unconscious impulses or desires." Related: Acted; acting.
- As in influence : verb lead to believe, do
- As in obey : verb conform, give in
- As in act on : verb take action
- As in drive : verb move or urge on
- But I make no doubt that you act upon principle—just principle.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- And in this assurance, I will leave them, I think, to act upon their own heads.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I had grave suspicions of it all along, but I did not act upon them.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Nor fire, nor sword bring I: only this I say: Will and do; resolve and act upon your resolution.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- I have an idea and if this trouble were mine I should act upon it.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Yet lest vanity should befool me, I dared not act upon suspicions.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- Agesilaus resolved to act upon it, and despatched Lysander to the Hellespont.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- Good philosophy this, I believe, but not a little difficult to act upon.
- Extract from : « The Rambles of a Rat » by A. L. O. E.
- But he who teaches another does act upon him by some external action.
- Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
- When we experience an affection, we desire to be able to act upon it.
- Extract from : « The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings » by John Abercrombie
Antonyms for act upon
- argue
- ask
- be fair
- be just
- calm
- check
- continue
- curb
- dally
- decline
- delay
- deny
- depress
- deter
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discourage
- disenchant
- disobey
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- dissuade
- fail
- forget
- halt
- have no effect on
- hinder
- ignore
- impede
- keep
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- mismanage
- miss
- mutiny
- neglect
- object
- oppose
- overlook
- please
- prevent
- procrastinate
- protest
- pull
- question
- rebel
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- repress
- rest
- retard
- slow
- stay
- stop
- wait
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