Synonyms of impersonating

impersonating

verb

present participle of impersonate

1

as in mocking

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

• mocking
• playing
• imitating
• portraying
• personating
• acting
• posing (as)
• masquerading (as)
• parodying
• mimicking
• aping
• copying
• miming
• monkeying
• performing
• travestying

2

as in playing

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

• playing
• portraying
• performing
• depicting
• interpreting
• doing
• representing
• acting
• enacting
• masquerading
• dramatizing
• imitating
• rendering
• mimicking
• aping
• acting out
• clowning
• pantomiming
• taking on
• playacting
• posing (as)
• miming
• role-playing
• underplaying
• overacting
• coacting
• overplaying
• hamming
• starring (in)
• costarring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impersonating

Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body took possession of the property unlawfully and spent years renovating and impersonating him, according to investigators and police documents. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Instagram eventually removed the account for impersonating a public figure. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

The message can create an immediate fear that someone is impersonating you online. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Phishing, one of the the most common cyber-attacks in the world, is when sensitive data is acquired by impersonating a legitimate business or a trusted person. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Then another old friend of Mary’s, the shape-shifting warlock William (Devon Sawa), is revealed to have been impersonating a teacher. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Waukegan police are warning of a phone scam involving people impersonating local police. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026