Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun playacting

1 sense of playacting

Sense 1
acting, playing, playacting, performing -- (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
       => activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
       => performing arts -- (arts or skills that require public performance)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb playact

1 sense of playact

Sense 1
act, play, roleplay, playact -- (perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'")
       => perform -- (give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera")