Definition for Act up:

• make itself felt as a recurring pain; " My arthritis is acting up again"

Synonyms for Act up:

• n.

  •carry on (noun)
  • cause trouble.

• v.

  •misbehave (verb)
  • act out,
  • sow one's wild oats,
  • rebel,
  • raise hell.
  •misbehave badly (verb)
  • fool around,
  • behave badly.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • horse around,
  • malfunction.
  •
  • play.
  •carry on
  • make a fuss.
  •cut up
  • roughhouse.
  •misbehave
  • be bad,
  • be mischievous.
  •Other relevant words:
  • play up,
  • raise Cain,
  • be naughty,
  • strut one's stuff,
  • carry,
  • parade one's wares,
  • horse,
  • give trouble,
  • disobey.

Antonyms for Act up:

• v.

  • misbehave badly
    behave.
  • to malfunction
    function properly.
  • Other antonyms:
    conduct, curb, comport, handle, inhibit, collect, check, conform, acquit, act, repress, bear, contain, compose, constrain, control, move, quit, deport, comply, obey, quiet, demean, restrain.

Homophones for Act up:

• acquisitive, assistive, associative, acidify, accusative, acetify, active, agitative.

Hyponym for Act up:

• v.

  • perception
    hurt, ache, smart.
  • social
    misconduct, misbehave, misdemean.