pantomimed
Acted without words
Pantomimed is the past tense of pantomime—to act out something using gestures and body movements rather than words.
Someone who pantomimed a message conveyed it through exaggerated physical expression: She pantomimed drinking from a cup, He pantomimed confusion with a shrug and raised eyebrows.
The word implies theatrical, silent communication.
Producing no sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- gesturedMade a physical signal
enacted · performed · imitated · portrayed · dramatized · conveyed · demonstrated · represented
Exaggerated physical humor
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- muggingRobbery with violence
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
hamming · overacting · vaudeville · burlesque · harlequin · commedia · physical comedy · silent film
Sweeping hand gesture
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- shruggingShoulder gesture of uncertainty
- beckoningGesturing for approach
motioning · signaling · indicating · gesticulating · flapping · saluting · signing · cueing
Falsely produced or simulated
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- pretendedActed falsely
- bluffedDeceived through pretense
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
sham · mockery · farce · put-on · false · insincere · exaggerated · faux
Estimating without certainty
- acted outPerformed without words
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
silent
Producing no sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
gestured · enacted · performed · imitated · portrayed · dramatized · conveyed · demonstrated · represented · illustrated
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
buffoonery · hamming · overacting · vaudeville · burlesque · harlequin · commedia · physical comedy · silent film · Chaplin
waving
Sweeping hand gesture
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- shruggingShoulder gesture of uncertainty
beckoning · motioning · signaling · indicating · gesticulating · flapping · saluting · signing · cueing · demonstrating
faked
Falsely produced or simulated
simulated · sham · mockery · farce · put-on · false · insincere · exaggerated · faux · affected
guessing
Estimating without certainty
- acted outPerformed without words
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
rounds · timer · gesturing · hand signals
pantomimedspoke
Communicated verbally
said · verbalized · vocalized · uttered · articulated
- pantomime horseCostume for paired performers
- pantomime villainTheatrical antagonist audiences boo
- pantomime dameMale playing female comedically