Thesaurus results for PANTOMIMES

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noun

plural of pantomime

as in gestures

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 performers

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

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pantomimes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pantomime

as in motions

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Recent Examples of pantomimes

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 Disney then filmed Kerry's movements, reactions, and pantomimes, complete with props but without any dialogue to work with, over the course of nine months. —

Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025 Trafalgar also has entities that produce pantomimes, distribute live event cinema and sell tickets in the West End. —

Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomimes

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Eric Ries in his 2026 book Incorruptible gestures toward similar uncompromising ideals before emphasizing practical safeguards.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The architectural gestures are classic and direct — symmetry, height, proportion — while the materials and finish work do the heavy lifting.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026