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impersonated

verb

past tense of impersonate
1
as in mocked
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher

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2
as in played
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

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Recent Examples of impersonated The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The association said the money was lost after criminals impersonated its leadership and manipulated financial transactions. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 In October 2024, Joshua Zuazo and Carlos Hernandez, Amanda's husband, impersonated DTE workers and murdered 72-year-old Hussein Murray inside his Rochester Hills home. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 More than a year earlier, Arlington, Massachusetts sent four straight monthly payments totaling $446,000 to a criminal who had impersonated a real vendor and asked to switch from paper checks to electronic transfer. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 More than 60 of its organizations that provide direct legal services have been impersonated by con artists. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Is RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Kori King — who famously impersonated Michael Jackson on the red carpet at the 2025 Emmys — engaged in an online squabble involving Kardashian-adjacent reality TV star Blac Chyna’s mother, Tokyo Toni? — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 Homestead Police Chief Mario Knapp is warning the public after scammers impersonated him in an attempt to steal sensitive banking information. — Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
  1. mocked
  2. played
  3. imitated
  4. performed
  5. portrayed
  6. depicted
  7. acted
  8. interpreted
Verb
  • In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The 25-year-old was often rotated and played only 2,623 minutes across Ligue 1 and the Champions League but still managed 18 goals and 10 assists.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of played
Verb
  • The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • We’ve been copied, we’ve been imitated, we have been pushed to the back.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of imitated
Verb
  • Hundreds crowded around the Adidas store as the KU pep band and cheerleaders performed for about a half hour.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Emergency crews performed life-saving measures before Blue was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Attorneys for Nicholas La Strada, the former director of election integrity under Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, portrayed their client as a loyal Republican who ran afoul of the office after raising concerns about its conduct.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the debate has focused on how Islam is portrayed in the new standards.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of portrayed
Verb
  • But Arch Manning leading a news conference’s laughing praise of an AI video that depicted his coach back-handing Holly Rowe?
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The political and economic conditions in Turkey today affect towns like the one depicted in the film.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of depicted
Verb
  • The intruder might have been deterred by the couple’s two dogs — except that neither canine acted like a traditional guard dog.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • On the greatest night of his greatest coaching feat, Sarkisian acted without grace or a shred of tact.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of acted
Verb
  • The decision establishing the fund is very clear that contributions are voluntary and the act of contributing should not be interpreted as an acknowledgment of liability.
    — Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • They should not be interpreted as a finding that the certificate was technically misissued, TrustAsia said.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of interpreted

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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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