Synonyms for impersonate
ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪtim·per·son·ate

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1. impersonateverb

   To manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body.

   Synonyms:
   embody

2. impersonateverb

   Synonyms:
   personate

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1. impersonate

   Synonyms:
   act, enact, represent

   Antonyms:
   detect, unmask, expose

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1. impersonate, portrayverb

   assume or act the character of

   "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

   Synonyms:
   present, personate, depict, portray, pose, limn

2. impersonateverb

   represent another person with comic intentions

   Synonyms:
   personate, portray, pose

3. pose, impersonate, personateverb

   pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

   "She posed as the Czar's daughter"

   Synonyms:
   personify, put, portray, stick, dumbfound, beat, set, pose, stupefy, place, gravel, lay, mystify, perplex, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle, posture, sit, get, present, amaze, model, position, personate, baffle, vex, flummox

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Deceive
   • Mock
   • Performing Arts

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1. impersonateverb

   Synonyms:
   personate, imitate, ape, mimic, mock, take off

2. impersonateverb

   Synonyms:
   incarnate, invest with personality

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1. impersonateverb

   Synonyms:
   personate, personify

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1. List of paraphrases for "impersonate":

   supplant, outdo, imitate

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How to use impersonate in a sentence?

1. Robert Gahl:

   The pope is not going to hit somebody back, it's presupposed that a pope, who is supposed to impersonate Jesus, ought not to use violence.

2. James Andrew Miller:

   Obama was probably one of the most difficult presidents for' SNL' because he was difficult to impersonate and there wasn't a lot of drama going on in the White House, biden promises to probably be the same, so that's a challenge.

3. Siddharth Astir:

   Greatness is when people impersonate rather than outperform you!!!!

4. Adam Schiff:

   The agency advised those affected to monitor their bank accounts for unusual activity, and to request a credit report along with other safeguards against fraud. The Associated Press, which first reported the breach, cited officials saying that the breach could potentially affect every federal agency. One key question is whether intelligence agency employee information was stolen. This is an attack against the nation, said Ken Ammon, chief strategy officer of software security company Xceedium, who added that the stolen information could be used to impersonate or blackmail federal employees with access to sensitive information. The FBI said in a statement that The FBI was working with interagency partners to investigate the breach, while the DHS said it was continuing to monitor federal networks for suspicious activity and is working aggressively to investigate the extent of the breach. Responding to news of the breach, Congressman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called on Senate Intelligence Committee to pass cybersecurity legislation passed by the House earlier in the year. This bill will not be a panacea for the broad cyber threats we face, but it is one important piece of armor in our defenses that must be put in place – now.

5. Katherine Mansfield:

   Would you not like to try all sorts of lives -- one is so very small -- but that is the satisfaction of writing -- one can impersonate so many people.