Synonyms for personate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
Related words
- Word family
- personation
Forms
- Past participle
- personated
e.g. personated → impersonated, played, acted, represented…
Example sentences
- represent How much does industry represent in Algeria's GDP?
- pose He takes snapshots. He doesn't ask people to pose.
- mock How is it possible not to mock the Muslim belief.
- impersonate Are you suggesting that we impersonate policemen?
- personify Yanni and Skura personify happiness and success.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| personate | steady | |
| represent | steady | |
| pose | rising | |
| mock | rising | |
| impersonate | rising | |
| personify | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- act1, ape1
- 4 letters
- play1, pose1, mock1
- 5 letters
- mimic2, enact2
- 7 letters
- imitate3
- 9 letters
- represent3, personify4
- 11 letters
- impersonate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mimic2 = 2 syllables).