Thesaurus results for PANTOMIME

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noun

ˈpan-tə-ˌmīm

Definition of pantomime

as in gesture

a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea

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as in mime

an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories

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Recent Examples of pantomime

Noun

Talkative characters like the froggish Mallow and even Bowser himself are motor-mouthed and sarcastic, nigglingly mocking Mario for his inability to speak in anything other than nods and pantomimes. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026 In other words, reconstruction in Gaza will remain a cruel diplomatic pantomime, while millions of people huddle in tents waiting for the next humanitarian aid box. — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

Verb

Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore. — Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025 Sanders actually pantomimed his answers, moving his mouth with no words coming out and smiling throughout. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantomime

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime

Noun

Landry, like Mulkey and Jenkins, gives an all-time great performance, eschewing cliché with every line reading and gesture.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
As political fix-it man, Fox burns some comic octane, his sense of timing and talent for the right gesture put to good use here.

— Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of gesture

Noun

Lyons uses her extraordinary physicality — slipping between a range of accents, mime, and endless amount of gestures to hold together a piece that could easily fall apart.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mime

Verb

One aspect of Lamont’s energy policy that Fazio declined to second-guess was the decision to sign a deal with Millstone, which was opposed by some Republicans at the time.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
The Soviet Union took the islands from Japan in the final days of World War II and the ongoing dispute has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

The 2022 ruling came after the defense motioned in 2020 to have Toshpuldzoda evaluated for mental health issues.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
District 4 Councilwoman Renee Perkins Johnson motioned at the May 11 meeting to rescind support for the project’s funding agreement.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026