imposture

English Thesaurus

1. pretending to be another person (noun.act)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	impersonate, personate, pose,
definition	:	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication)

derivation	:	impersonate, portray,
definition	:	assume or act the character of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	impersonate, personate, pose,
definition	:	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication)

derivation	:	impersonate, portray,
definition	:	assume or act the character of (verb.creation)