1
2
as in to portray
to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of impersonate
In 2024, the agency advises taxpayers and businesses to be especially on the lookout for bogus tax avoidance strategies, fake charities and scammers impersonating the IRS through phishing emails and smishing text messages.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The evidence appears to show that a fake email account was used to impersonate Campbell in communications with her lawyers, meaning that someone else was sending and receiving emails purporting to be to, and from her, according to her spokesperson.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Those apprehensions include two men who allegedly impersonated firefighters in an effort to burglarize homes.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
His sentencing has been delayed while prosecutors have gathered new evidence — including an audio recording demonstrating Mizuhara impersonated Ohtani in order to secure a $200,000 wire transfer.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for impersonate 
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The evidence appears to show that a fake email account was used to impersonate Campbell in communications with her lawyers, meaning that someone else was sending and receiving emails purporting to be to, and from her, according to her spokesperson.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Those apprehensions include two men who allegedly impersonated firefighters in an effort to burglarize homes.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
His sentencing has been delayed while prosecutors have gathered new evidence — including an audio recording demonstrating Mizuhara impersonated Ohtani in order to secure a $200,000 wire transfer.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for impersonate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
Verb
-
For example, a light lavender lining peeks out from underneath the tool of the Rapunzel dress, which can be paired with a long, dramatic boa to imitate her lustrous mane.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
-
Between the lines: The BRT experience aims to imitate the experience of a subway or train.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The many actors who have portrayed the character on screen include Alan Rickman, Ben Mendelsohn and Matthew Macfadyen.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
-
But Bill Nye, former Science Guy and current C.E.O. of the Planetary Society, has portrayed the dream of Mars colonization as a dangerous delusion.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
-
On a later episode of SNL, Madonna mocked O’Connor by ripping up a photo of then-tabloid fixture Joey Buttafuoco.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The Eagles have played in one Super Bowl in the stadium, losing 27-10 to the Oakland Raiders in 1981.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
-
The Eagles and Chiefs played each other in the Super Bowl just two years ago, when both Jason, 37, and Travis, 35, competed with their respective teams in the 2023 game.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
This ensures teams that had performed well previously are rewarded with advantageous starting positions.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
-
Bloomberg notes how during previous demonstrations, Apple has showed Siri being able to perform personal assistant-style tasks such as quickly locating a user's flight and lunch reservation plans by accessing the iPhone's email and message history.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
-
Each player has a character card depicting a real person at the Capitol on that day.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
From Network Monitoring to Network Intelligence Network monitoring has historically been reactive: engineers sift through logs, interpret cryptic alerts, and manually trace the source of problems.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
-
Pieter Mulier interpreted American beauty as simple and modern, a vision perfectly reflected in this sandal silhouette.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
-
What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near impersonate
Cite this Entry
“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share