|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

impersonation

DEFINITIONS OF: impersonation

1

n pretending to be another person

Synonyms:
imposture
Type of:
deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving

n imitating the mannerisms of another person

Synonyms:
personation
Types:
apery, mimicry
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
mockery, parody, takeoff
humorous or satirical mimicry
Type of:
acting, performing, playacting, playing
the performance of a part or role in a drama

n a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

Synonyms:
caricature, imitation
Types:
mock-heroic
a satirical imitation of heroic verse
burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Type of:
humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES