impersonated

Definitions

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

Acted the part of or mimicked the personality and appearance of someone else.

Examples

The suspect impersonated a police officer to gain access to the secure building.

He was arrested after he impersonated a famous celebrity on social media to scam fans.

Synonyms

mimicked posed as imitated masqueraded as personated counterfeited acted as

Antonyms

revealed exposed unmasked disclosed was oneself authentic genuine