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What is the adjective for acts?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs act, action, activate, actuate, deactivate, actionize and activize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

active
  1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
  2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
  3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
    1. (specifically, of a volcano) Being an active volcano. Compare extinct and dormant
  4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
  5. Requiring or implying action or exertion
  6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
  7. Brisk; lively.
  8. Implying or producing rapid action.
  9. (grammar) About verbs.
    1. Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
    2. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
    3. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. operational, functional, functioning, working, live, operative, opened, serviceable, operating, running, effective, effectual, moving, acting, alive, going, living, efficacious, on, potent, astir, engaged, exertive, flowing, involved, movable, powerful, progressive, pushing, rolling, simmering, stirring, traveling, travelling, turning, in action, in operation, in process, up and running, at work, in business, in force, in play, non-inert, non-passive, in use, in effect, current, in working order, at play … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “The factory remained active until the late 1980s when international competition would force its closure.”
      “It has long been understood that being physically active offers many benefits to one's health.”
      “He has been engaged in the active pursuit of wealth and power for most of his life.”
actional
  1. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
  2. (grammar) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is his view discussed earlier, for instance, that the actional realm is inimical to human purpose.”
actionable
  1. That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
  2. (law) Affording grounds for legal action.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. practical, functional, practicable, useful, working, usable, useable, serviceable, workable, applicable, applicative, applied, ultrapractical, enforceable, viable, effective, operative, feasible, exploitable, sound, fit, employable, available, pragmatic, convenient, operable, realistic, utile, efficient, sensible, reasonable, doable, functioning, operational, suitable, ready, good, handy, profitable, adequate, valuable, pragmatical, constructive, accomplishable, sane, in working order, solid, real-world, sufficient, utilitarian … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Relatively inexpensive computing resources have led to the development of methods that extract useful and actionable information from data.”
      “But that does not mean that all other inquiries are irrelevant on the issue of whether or not the defamation should be actionable.”
      “When does less than full belief in a professed credo become actionable fraud if one is soliciting gifts or legacies?”
actressy
  1. Characteristic of an actress
  2. Histrionic or theatrical
  3. Synonyms:
      4. theatric, theatrical, affected, melodramatic, artificial, exaggerated, forced, stagy, stilted, dramatic, histrionic, actorly, mannered, ostentatious, hammy, unnatural, showy, overdone, overripe, overacted, unreal, stagey, campy, pretentious, camp, ham, flamboyant, overdramatic, staged, barnstorming, overemotional, pompous, sensationalised, sensationalized, comic, emotional, extravagant, ceremonious, histrionical, meretricious, sentimental, expressive, farcical, schmaltzy, sensational, vivid, over-the-top, operatic, dramaturgical, dramaturgic … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “As she gets ready to portray a neurotic New Yorker, she displays all the usual actressy contradictions.”
      “I would guess she wears a size 10, but looks hale and healthy rather than actressy and neurotic.”
      “She was told that she would never work if she kept her natural speaking voice and so adopted the identikit RP actressy tones you hear from Smith and the like.”
actioned
  1. Having a specified kind of action.
  2. (of a task or assignment) Having been subject to intent progress.
acting
  1. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. provisional, temporary, interim, stopgap, provisory, provisionary, improvised, transitional, changeover, intervening, surrogate, alternate, short-term, pro tem, ad interim, pro tempore, caretaker, makeshift, fill-in, substitute, impromptu, make-do, stand-in, rough-and-ready, working, emergency, band-aid, conditional, contingent, tentative, temp, impermanent, pinch-hitting, ad hoc, pop-up, rough and ready, non-permanent, reserve, deputy, expediential, supply, holding, in-between, slapdash, transient, unfixed, changeable, thrown-together, for the time being, expedient … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The duration of this acting mandate cannot exceed 50 days.”
      “It was originally said by administration officials that they would probably keep John McLaughlin on as the acting director at least through the election.”
activistic
  1. Relating to the practice of activism or the behavior and beliefs of activists.
actionless
  1. Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Snatching up my carabine, I left my actionless post at the window, and hurried down stairs, and out of the house.”
      “It's democracy in almost entirely actionless action.”
actorish
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actorly, actorlike, actory
  3. Examples:
      4. “His flamboyance was more actorish than anything else.”
      “He clearly didn't have much real life experience of cats and insisted on giving us actorish miaows while the Cat was sneaking up on the Bird.”
      “The abbot, Dom Christopher, combines an actorish voice and looks with a kind of brain that has recently been more or less banned from television.”
actious
  1. (obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actorial
  1. Relating to an actor, or one who performs an action.
actory
  1. Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actorly, actorish, actorlike
actionlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an action.
actless
  1. Without action or spirit.
activational
  1. Of or pertaining to activation
deactivatable
  1. Capable of being deactivated.
actable
  1. Able to be acted, as by an actor.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It is significant to note that Mr. Bottomley's pieces are excellent in proportion as they are actable.”
      “Having come to the stage initially as an actor, Osborne achieved note for his skill in providing actable roles.”
      “Mr. Beresford, an actor, writes eminently actable dialogue: the kind in which surface wit is rooted in deep ambivalence.”
actiony
  1. (informal) Full of, or related to, action.
actorly
  1. Pertaining or proper to an actor.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actorish, actorlike, actory
  3. Examples:
      4. “So Fiona Shaw presents us with a woman who is wreathed in actorly display yet is also in a state of nervous panic.”
      “Some dancers take an actorly route, constantly clarifying their character's story so that the movement is motivated by the emotion.”
      “He had conveyed the strange hold the ring had on him with in wonderfully actorly fashion.”
activable
  1. Capable of being activated.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. activatable
activatory
  1. That acts as an activator
activatable
  1. Capable of being activated.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. activable
actorlike
  1. Like or resembling an actor
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actory, actorly, actorish
  3. Examples:
      4. “Rodier answered the phone on its first ring, his normally deep, actorlike voice cracking with excitement.”
      “Oedipus is actorlike in his taking upon himself words and deeds on the behalf of other characters.”
practive
  1. (obsolete) Doing; active.
actuatable
  1. Able to be actuated
  2. Examples:
      3. “The filter is actuatable between the expanded configuration and the collapsed configuration by the application of tension to the wire.”
      “But when a seventh actuatable joint is embodied in the arm, a one-parameter family of assembly-configurations is available for choice.”
actuose
  1. (obsolete) Very active.
activist
  1. Behaving as an activist.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fanatical, radical, extreme, extremist, rabid, militant, diehard, zealous, dogmatic, bigoted, intolerant, illiberal, blinkered, maniacal, chauvinistic, partisan, sectarian, uncompromising, inflexible, prejudiced, headstrong, incorrigible, monomaniacal, obstinate, opinionated, stubborn, wilful, willful, narrow-minded, single-minded, swivel-eyed, devoted, fervent, ardent, fanatic, dedicated, fervid, compulsive, rigid, impassioned, passionate, fiery, perfervid, doctrinaire, burning, hidebound, crazy, raving, mad, religious … more
acted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of act
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, had effect, took effect, came into effect, took hold, took root, bore fruit, flourished, produced results, succeeded, worked, wrought, prospered, showed results, functioned, operated, paid off, did the trick, turned out well, worked out, kicked in, had the desired effect, taken effect, performed, come into play, taken, come into effect, served, activated, come on-stream, earned a living, came into play, had a job, taken root, taken hold, borne fruit, shown results, came on-stream, done the trick, became effective, did business, done business, come off, clicked, panned out, delivered, came off, thrived, were successful, was successful … more
actioning
  1. present participle of action
  2. Synonyms:
      3. enacting, acting on, affecting, executing, accomplishing, applying, effecting, fulfilling, implementing, performing, actionizing, acting upon, carrying out, completing, effectuating, following up on, pursuing, putting into action, tackling, achieving, administering, enforcing, exercising, following, doing, finishing, operating, realising, realizing, transacting, working on, acting out, bringing to fruition, carrying through, carrying to completion, dealing with, putting into effect, starting in on, taking action on, taking care of, bringing about, delivering the goods, making happen, pulling off, putting in force, putting into practice, putting through, taking care of business, litigating, suing … more
activated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of activate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. influenced, motivated, encouraged, sparked, spurred, stimulated, provoked, driven, drove, excited, gave incentive, given incentive, inclined, instigated, kindled, stirred up, summoned up, fomented, fostered, whetted, called forth, inflamed, whipped up, riled, incited, triggered, roused, rallied, stirred, impassioned, roiled, inspired, electrified, aggravated, animated, agitated, fired up, goaded, aroused, incensed, ruffled, enthused, primed, irked, galvanized, worked up, set off, baited, vexed, piqued … more
activating
  1. present participle of activate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exciting, provoking, inciting, riling, stirring up, fomenting, impassioning, inflaming, rallying, roiling, rousing, stirring, triggering, aggravating, agitating, animating, electrifying, firing up, goading, inspiring, instigating, arousing, enthusing, galvanizing, incensing, irking, priming, ruffling, stimulating, whipping up, baiting, charging, egging on, eliciting, encouraging, enlivening, grilling, kindling, piquing, pumping up, revving up, setting off, vexing, vivifying, winding up, working up, angering, awakening, bringing about, bringing out … more
actuated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of actuate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determined, drove, impelled, induced, inspired, motivated, caused, coerced, compelled, encouraged, forced, goaded, influenced, instigated, led, mobilized, moved, obliged, persuaded, pressed, prompted, propelled, pushed, spurred, conditioned, directed, emboldened, enthused, envigorated, galvanised, galvanized, inclined, invigorated, mobilised, predisposed, prodded, provoked, roused, sparked, triggered, urged, imposed on, incited, made, spurred on, stimulated, oriented, leaded, prest, excited … more
actuating
  1. present participle of actuate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. activating, starting, triggering, initiating, operating, driving, running, sparking, moving, stimulating, tripping, energising, energizing, initialising, initializing, animating, turning on, switching on, setting off, starting up, starting off, triggering off, getting going, setting in motion, kick-starting, touching off, cranking up, setting going, putting in motion, putting into action, propelling, powering up, working, engaging, firing up, prompting, making active, enabling, launching, mobilizing, mobilising, booting up, controlling, powering, galvanizing, motivating, restarting, galvanising, flipping, firing … more
deactivated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deactivate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disabled, disengaged, neutralised, neutralized, cut, killed, stopped, decommissioned, disconnected, switched off, turned off, shut off, shut down, made inactive, cut out, shut, extinguished, put out, halted, unplugged, closed, flicked off, turned out, powered down, hit the switch, tripped, put off, cut off, put out of action, disarmed, defused, doused, inactivated, logged off, rendered inoperative, detached from a power supply, de-energized, pulled the plug on, closed down, turned down, taken out, took out, immobilised, immobilized, crippled, incapacitated, paralysed … more
deactivating
  1. present participle of deactivate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disabling, disengaging, neutralising, neutralizing, cutting, killing, stopping, decommissioning, disconnecting, switching off, turning off, shutting off, shutting down, making inactive, extinguishing, halting, unplugging, cutting out, shutting, putting out, closing, flicking off, turning out, powering down, tripping, hitting the switch, disarming, defusing, pulling the plug on, turning down, taking out, inactivating, closing down, detaching from a power supply, cutting off, de-energizing, rendering inoperative, putting out of action, dousing, putting off, logging off, immobilising, immobilizing, crippling, incapacitating, paralysing, paralyzing … more
actionized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of actionize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actioned, enacted, acted on, affected, executed, accomplished, applied, effected, fulfilled, implemented, performed, acted upon, carried out, completed, effectuated, followed up on, pursued, put into action, tackled, achieved, administered, enforced, exercised, followed, did, done, finished, operated, realised, realized, transacted, worked on, acted out, brought to fruition, carried through, carried to completion, dealt with, put into effect, started in on, took action on, taken action on, took care of, taken care of, brought about, delivered the goods, made happen, made to happen, pulled off, put in force, put into practice … more
actionizing
  1. present participle of actionize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. actioning, enacting, acting on, affecting, executing, accomplishing, applying, effecting, fulfilling, implementing, performing, acting upon, carrying out, completing, effectuating, following up on, pursuing, putting into action, tackling, achieving, administering, enforcing, exercising, following, doing, finishing, operating, realising, realizing, transacting, working on, acting out, bringing to fruition, carrying through, carrying to completion, dealing with, putting into effect, starting in on, taking action on, taking care of, bringing about, delivering the goods, making happen, pulling off, putting in force, putting into practice, putting through, taking care of business, meeting, keeping … more
activized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of activize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. vitalized, stimulated, envigorated, invigorated, animated, enlivened, energised, energized, fired, quickened, excited, inspirited, vivified, braced, motivated, filliped, heartened, exhilarated, strengthened, spiked, electrified, fortified, emboldened, triggered, empowered, revitalised, revitalized, sustained, reinforced, bolstered, zapped, innervated, refreshed, vivificated, primed, revived, armed, enabled, innerved, livened, activated, galvanised, galvanized, promoted, roused, livened up, pepped up, jump-started, gingered up, amped up … more
activizing
  1. present participle of activize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. vitalizing, stimulating, envigorating, invigorating, animating, enlivening, energising, energizing, firing, quickening, exciting, inspiriting, vivifying, bracing, motivating, filliping, heartening, exhilarating, strengthening, spiking, electrifying, fortifying, emboldening, triggering, empowering, revitalising, revitalizing, sustaining, reinforcing, bolstering, zapping, innervating, refreshing, vivificating, priming, reviving, arming, enabling, innerving, livening, activating, galvanising, galvanizing, promoting, rousing, livening up, pepping up, jump-starting, gingering up, amping up … more
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