play along
Go with it
To play along is to cooperate or pretend to agree, often without genuine commitment.
You might play along with a joke you don't find funny, or play along with someone's scheme to see where it leads: I knew he was lying, but I played along.
The phrase suggests going through the motions rather than truly participating.
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- accompanyGo along with
- harmonizeBring into agreement
- improvisePerform without preparation
- duetPiece for two
ensemble · session · backing · riff · keep time · join in · instrumental · chord
Take an active role
- complyFollow rules or requests
- agreeHold the same view
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- acquiesceSubmit without protest
follow · accommodate · oblige · conform · yield · submit · appease · humor
jam
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duet · ensemble · session · backing · riff · keep time · join in · instrumental · chord · melody
participate
Take an active role
acquiesce · follow · accommodate · oblige · conform · yield · submit · appease · humor · indulge
feign
Pretend to have
charade · bluff · sham · dissemble · masquerade · put on · keep up appearances · deceive · mislead
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
tease · kid · rib · prank · goofing · riff · improv · bit · skit · comedy
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, follow the crowd
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- Go with the flowrelax, calm, ease, chill, mellow
play alongcall out
Publicly confront or summon
speak up · be honest · speak one's mind · show one's true colors · lay one's cards on the table
play, player, along, playing, played, players, playfully, plaything, playfulness