identity swap
Becoming someone else
An identity swap is an exchange where two people assume each other's identities, typically as a plot device in fiction.
The swap may be physical (as in body-swap narratives) or performative (two people pretending to be each other).
The twins pulled an identity swap to fool their teachers.
The term also appears in discussions of identity theft involving mutual exchange rather than one-way theft.
- bodyswapTwo minds exchange bodies
- trading placesMutual position exchange
- switcherooSlangy sudden reversal
- face offDirect competitive encounter
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
doppelganger · evil twin · disguise · masquerade · stolen · fraud · twin · mistaken · undercover · secret agent · witness protection · alias · assumed name · assume · takeover · shapeshifter · infiltrate · replacement
- disguisesmask, costume, disguise, fake beard, fake mustache
- transformationchange, metamorphosis, morphing, shape-shifting, shapeshifting
- body swappingmind transfer, soul transfer, transference, host body, vessel
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- tricksmagic trick, card trick, card tricks, coin trick, rope trick
- twin tropesfraternal twins, evil twin, good twin, separated twins, twin bond
identity swapbeing oneself
Acting from true nature
self-disclosure · authenticity · unmasking · coming out · identity verification
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