impersonating

Definitions

Pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud.

Assuming the character or appearance of someone else in an unauthorized or deceptive manner.

Examples

The suspect was arrested for impersonating a police officer in order to gain access to the building.

He spent the entire party impersonating his boss, much to the amusement of his coworkers.

Synonyms

mimicking posing as masquerading imitating aping personating counterfeiting

Antonyms

being oneself revealing unmasking authenticating disclosing identifying