impersonation
English Thesaurus
1. imitating the mannerisms of another person (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | apery, mimicry, |
| definition | : | the act of mimicking; imitative behavior (noun.act) |
2. pretending to be another person (noun.act)
3. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, |
| definition | : | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mock-heroic, |
| definition | : | a satirical imitation of heroic verse (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty, |
| definition | : | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (noun.communication) |
4. imitating the mannerisms of another person (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) |
5. pretending to be another person (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) |
6. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | caricaturist, |
| definition | : | someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ape, caricature, |
| definition | : | represent in or produce a caricature of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, |
| definition | : | represent another person with comic intentions (verb.communication) |
7. imitating the mannerisms of another person (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) |
8. pretending to be another person (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) |
9. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | caricaturist, |
| definition | : | someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ape, caricature, |
| definition | : | represent in or produce a caricature of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, |
| definition | : | represent another person with comic intentions (verb.communication) |
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