Antonyms for act upact up

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1. act upverb

   To misbehave; to cause trouble.

   Synonyms:
   carry on

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   • Misbehave

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1. act up, carry onverb

   misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

   "The children acted up when they were not bored"

   Synonyms:
   deal, preserve, bear on, carry on, continue, conduct, proceed, go on, uphold

2. act upverb

   make itself felt as a recurring pain

   "My arthritis is acting up again"

   Synonyms:
   carry on

How to use act up in a sentence?

1. Terri Wilder:

   Because of my HIV background and my knowledge of social activist groups like Act Up, I just quickly realized we have to work together and I have to take advantage of every opportunity available to me.

2. Dimitri Reeves:

   We have to start with ourselves, we can't just go and act up. Peaceful protest is the answer. Who can really fight against dancing and singing?

3. Lisa Zaran:

   If destiny will decide to topple my overgrown mesquite tree into the neighbor's yard, who knows. When the gods act up, we don't ask why. We keep quiet. We wait.

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