acted on
Did something about
Acted on means to have taken action based on something—a suggestion, impulse, information, or instruction.
If you acted on a tip, you did something because of it.
The phrase implies that something external prompted the behavior: She acted on her lawyer's advice and settled out of court.
It can also mean to have produced an effect upon something, as when a force or substance acts on matter: The acid acted on the metal overnight.
Led to believe
- guidedLed with assistance
- directedGave guidance or orders
- steeredControlled direction of travel
- controlledKept within limits
governed · dictated · determined · led · swayed · manipulated · pressured · coerced
Intensely determined to achieve
impelled · compelled · energized · stimulated · aroused · galvanized · propelled · incited
Influenced or wedged in
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- shapedGiven a particular form
- alteredChanged from before
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
modified · touched · swayed · impressed · stirred · molded · marked · conditioned
Open to input
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- attentivePaying close notice
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- perceptiveQuick to understand
aware · open · adaptable · flexible · amenable · susceptible · impressionable · pliable
persuaded
Led to believe
controlled · governed · dictated · determined · led · swayed · manipulated · pressured · coerced · compelled
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
moved · impelled · compelled · energized · stimulated · aroused · galvanized · propelled · incited · provoked
impacted
Influenced or wedged in
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- shapedGiven a particular form
- alteredChanged from before
transformed · modified · touched · swayed · impressed · stirred · molded · marked · conditioned · changed
receptive
Open to input
perceptive · aware · open · adaptable · flexible · amenable · susceptible · impressionable · pliable · malleable