impersonate | Definition of impersonate

Synonyms and Antonyms of impersonate

1 to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior

a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher

Synonyms of impersonate

act, masquerade (as), personate, play, pose (as)

Words Related to impersonate

ape, copy, imitate, mime, mimic, mock, monkey, parody, travesty

perform, portray

2 to present a portrayal or performance of

interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town

Synonyms of impersonate

act, do, interpret, perform, play, portray

Words Related to impersonate

depict, dramatize, render, represent

act out, enact, pantomime, playact, role-play, take on

overact, overplay, underplay

ape, clown, ham, imitate, masquerade, mime, mimic, pose (as)