lipsynced
Mouthed the words
Lipsynced is the past tense of lipsync, meaning to move one's lips in synchronization with recorded audio—whether music, dialogue, or speech.
Performers lipsync on stage when singing live is impractical; actors lipsync to dubbed dialogue.
The spelling varies: lip-synced, lip-synched, lipsynched.
She lipsynced the entire concert and no one noticed.
Reproducing recorded media
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- mouthingSilent word formation
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
karaoke · concert · stage · telecast · TikTok · rehearsal · timing · cue
Not the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- shamFraudulent imitation
fraud · misrepresentation · scandal · exposure · controversy · authenticity · cheating · dishonesty
Game between opponents
- alignArrange in a row
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- trackPath or monitored route
dub · mouth · post-production · ADR · voiceover · re-recording · looping · overdub
playback
Reproducing recorded media
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- mouthingSilent word formation
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
choreography · karaoke · concert · stage · telecast · TikTok · rehearsal · timing · cue · performer
fake
Not the real thing
sham · fraud · misrepresentation · scandal · exposure · controversy · authenticity · cheating · dishonesty · facade
match
Game between opponents
- alignArrange in a row
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- coordinateArrange for unified action
track · dub · mouth · post-production · ADR · voiceover · re-recording · looping · overdub · soundtrack
lipsynceda cappella
Singing without instruments
sang · sung · live performance · live · unplugged
lipsync, lipsynch, lipsyncs, lipsynchs, lipsyncing, lipsynching