Thesaurus results for PERSONATED

personated

verb

past tense of personate

as in played

to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personated

Verb

Sony Pictures Classics picked up worldwide rights during the festival, and the film has since played Toronto’s Discovery program.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the defense hasn’t played all that well, and the offense hasn’t been much better.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of played

Verb

The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mocked

Verb

Every major publisher, agent, editor, author union, or literary award executive is at risk of being impersonated.

— Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Last year, the AI startup removed chatbots that impersonated popular Disney characters such as Elsa and Darth Vader after the Burbank entertainment behemoth sent a cease-and-desist letter.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of impersonated

Verb

Then-Princess Elizabeth struggled to pronounce her own name as a toddler, and her grandfather, King George V, reportedly imitated her pronunciation.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The slow exchange with oxygen is imitated with micro-oxygenation technology — essentially, blowing bubbles through the wine.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitated

Verb

For Rush, a republic that put citizens to death still acted like a monarchy, treating citizens’ lives as its own to dispose of.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department invoked national security only in court filings days after the White House acted against the reporters.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of acted

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

personate

personated

personates

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Personated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of personated

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

outlandish

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes