personating

verb

Definition of personatingnext
present participle of personate
as in mocking
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personating
  1. mocking
  2. impersonating
  3. playing
  4. imitating
  5. portraying
  6. acting
Verb
  • The film is far and away the year’s most successful documentary at the box office but has attracted criticism for mocking DEI programs as a scam.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s Teeny doing a mocking sarcasm clap, which is my second favorite type of clap, after an inspirational movie slow clap that starts as a solitary person in a crowd and then spreads like wildfire into a full assault of applause by a large grip of onlookers.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • Fraudsters lurk on social media platforms and online marketplaces, impersonating legitimate brands and posting fake ads and products for sale.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • One big new threat involves artificial intelligence scams that use fake images, texts, videos or other messages, often by impersonating a celebrity, politician, family member or friend in hopes of separating a victim from his or her money.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of impersonating
Verb
  • However, with technology functions playing an increasingly integral role in business growth, other C-level roles have emerged to take on some of the responsibilities.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sasaki knew that attempting to expedite his dream of playing in the major leagues would cost him an enormous amount of public goodwill.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of playing
Verb
  • Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For Demi Moore, life is imitating art.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Elsewhere in his interview with the Sunday Times, Craig dismissed the idea that portraying a gay man while still leading the Bond franchise would have made a statement on masculinity.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Denzel is finally able to act out his one-time fantasy of portraying Jean-Jacques Dessalines in a movie about the Haitian revolution.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of portraying
Verb
  • And two state agencies will go to bat for health insurance consumers, including the Insurance Division, led by the acting insurance commissioner, and the Health Education Advocacy Unit in the Maryland Attorney General’s office.
    Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Influencers are the New Holiday Shopping Guides This season, influencers will be more influential than ever, acting as virtual shopping assistants for millions of holiday consumers.
    Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of acting
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