unacted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈæktɪd/
- But Adam connected to something very deeply in this guy, it's something we haven't even talked about that much, but I would marvel throughout the shoot at just how true and unacted it seemed.
Examples
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The actor's performance felt unacted, as if he was truly experiencing the character's feelings.
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Her emotions were so unacted that everyone could see she was being genuinely honest.
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In his speech, he shared unacted joy about the community's achievements, showing his sincere appreciation.
Synonyms
Pure and not mixed with anything else
Showing real feeling and not pretending
Not planned or practiced and seeming natural
Sincere and not trying to seem better than others
Natural and simple in behavior, not formal or fake
Appearing natural and not forced
Speech or action that feels natural and not planned
Not arranged on purpose and showing natural, real feelings
Natural and relaxed rather than stiff or formal
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
unacted = acted (transparent) = un + act + ed
The meaning is directly derived from 'acted' with the prefix 'un-' indicating negation.
Etymology
Unacted can also mean 'not pretending'; it combines un- 'not' and act 'to do', so someone who is unacted is 'not acting' and seems genuine.