impersonating
Acting as another
Impersonating is pretending to be someone else, whether for entertainment, deception, or fraud.
Comedians impersonate celebrities for laughs.
Criminals impersonate police officers or bank officials to exploit trust.
He was arrested for impersonating a federal agent.
The noun is impersonation; the person doing it is an impersonator.
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
poseur · phony · fake · fraud · con artist · identity theft · catfishing · pretender
Nature, symbol, or role
- rolePosition or part
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
casting · audition · monologue · costume · makeup · prosthetics · transformation · accent
Copy of the original
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- apingImitating closely
- parrotingMechanical verbal imitation
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
emulating · mocking · mockingbird · parrot · impressionist · voice mimicry · mannerisms · gestures
Solo comedic performance
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- variety showProgram mixing different performances
- dragResistance through fluid
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
tribute act · entertainer · comedic · stage · audience · spotlight · act · routine
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · poseur · phony · fake · fraud · con artist · identity theft · catfishing · pretender · infiltrator
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- rolePosition or part
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- portrayalDepiction of someone
embodiment · casting · audition · monologue · costume · makeup · prosthetics · transformation · accent · mannerisms
imitation
Copy of the original
mirroring · emulating · mocking · mockingbird · parrot · impressionist · voice mimicry · mannerisms · gestures · facial expressions
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- variety showProgram mixing different performances
- dragResistance through fluid
lip-sync · tribute act · entertainer · comedic · stage · audience · spotlight · act · routine · showmanship
impersonatingbeing oneself
Acting from true nature
self-identifying · unmasking · showing one's true colors · coming clean · being honest
- celebrity impersonationMimicking a famous person
- online impersonation
- voter impersonationFraudulently voting as another