act according to

Synonyms

stick to

Antonyms

violate infringe disobey overstep contravene transgress
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Examples

If women be educated for dependence; that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop? Mary Wollstonecraft

The first step to be taken by everyone who wishes to act morally is to decide not to act according to the general customs and doings of his fellow-men. Jacques Maritain

To a rational being it is the same thing to act according to nature and according to reason. Marcus Aurelius

I never revolted in vain, as a rebel or as a tyrant, but I rose seeking reformation for the nation of my grandfather Muhammad. I intend to enjoin good and forbid evil, to act according to the traditions of my grandfather, and my father ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib. Husayn ibn Ali

There is only one good. And that is to act according to the dictates of one's conscience. Simone de Beauvoir

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. Francis Bacon

Words in the phrase

act according to

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act a role act a specific character act a specific role act according to the law act according to the rule of law act according to the situation