| NOUN | communication | impersonation, caricature, imitation | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
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| act | impersonation, imposture | pretending to be another person | |
| act | impersonation, personation | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| Sounds | ih.mpersahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. | |
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| Synonyms | caricature, imitation | |
| Narrower | mock-heroic | A satirical imitation of heroic verse |
| parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | |
| Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness | A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
| Spanish | caricatura, imitación | |
| Catalan | caricatura | |
| Verbs | impersonate | represent another person with comic intentions |
| Meaning | pretending to be another person. | |
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| Synonym | imposture | |
| Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
| Spanish | imitación, impostura | |
| Catalan | imitació, impostura | |
| Verbs | impersonate | pretend to be someone you are not |
| impersonate | assume or act the character of | |
| Meaning | imitating the mannerisms of another person. | |
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| Synonym | personation | |
| Narrower | apery, mimicry | The act of mimicking |
| Broader | acting, playing, playacting, performing | The performance of a part or role in a drama |
| Spanish | imitación | |
| Catalan | imitació | |
| Verbs | impersonate | pretend to be someone you are not |
| impersonate | assume or act the character of | |
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