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Synonyms for pantomime

Most common

mime acting panto pantomimicry

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Noun

1. Mime

mime, dumb show

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.

Related words

Word family
panto pantomimer pantomimist

Forms

Plural
pantomimes → mimes, pantos, actings…

Example sentences

  • mime I cannot mime Ken in presence of the teacher.
  • acting Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pantomimesteady
mimesteady
actingsteady
pantorising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mime1
5 letters
panto
6 letters
acting2
12 letters
pantomimicry

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acting2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pantomime