Synonyms of impersonated

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocked
• played
• imitated
• personated
• portrayed
• acted
• posed (as)
• parodied
• copied
• masqueraded (as)
• mimicked
• aped
• mimed
• performed
• travestied
• monkeyed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• performed
• portrayed
• depicted
• interpreted
• acted
• did
• represented
• dramatized
• role-played
• rendered
• masqueraded
• imitated
• enacted
• mimicked
• aped
• pantomimed
• mimed
• acted out
• clowned
• underplayed
• overplayed
• took on
• posed (as)
• costarred
• hammed
• playacted
• overacted
• starred (in)
• coacted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impersonated

Later, investigators found that an adult woman had impersonated the child, who was already dead at the time, during that video call. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026

In an effort to conceal the causes of death, Sit impersonated the owners and had the dogs cremated, according to prosecutors. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

The former Smiths frontman first voiced his concerns about being impersonated online in April 2025. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026

Armed with those details, Logendran contacted Rogers’ online support team and impersonated the husband, claiming he had been locked out of his work account. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026

While Manning has been impersonated on the show by the likes of Miles Teller and made a cameo sharing his love for Emily in Paris, his first and only time hosting spawned several memorable sketches. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026

Catholic Charities has publicly denounced representatives’ being impersonated to scam immigrants. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 4 June 2026

Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

The second is listed only as a school district employee in the affidavit, who Knowles allegedly impersonated during an exam at Florida Atlantic University in August 2024. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026