Synonyms of the word

mime

• n. A form of acting without words; pantomime.
• n. A pantomime actor.
• n. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
• n. A performer of such a farce.
• n. A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
• v. To mimic.
• v. To act without words.
• v. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

act

• n. (countable) Something done, a deed.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
• n. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
• n. The process of doing something.
• n. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
• n. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
• n. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
• n. (countable) Any organized activity.
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour.
• n. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the…
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
• v. (intransitive) To do something.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
• v. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• v. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
• v. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
• v. (transitive) To play (a role).
• v. (transitive) To feign.
• v. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

acting

• adj. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
• v. present participle of act.
• n. An intended action or deed.
• n. Pretending.
• n. (drama) The occupation of an actor.
• n. (law) The deeds or actions of parties are called actings to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deeds…

actor

• n. A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
• n. One who acts; a doer.
• n. One who takes part in a situation.
• n. (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
• n. (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
• n. (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
• n. (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

copy

• n. The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
• n. An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
• n. (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
• n. (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.
• n. (marketing) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to…
• n. (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
• n. A school work pad.
• n. A printed edition of a book or magazine.
• n. Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.
• n. (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
• n. (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.
• n. (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease.
• n. (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
• v. (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
• v. (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
• v. (transitive) To imitate.
• v. (transitive, radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

histrion

• n. (obsolete) A stage actor.

imitate

• v. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
• v. To copy.

mimer

• n. Someone who mimes during a performance of a song.

mimic

• v. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
• v. (biology) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
• n. A person who practices mimicry, or mime.
• n. An imitation.
• adj. Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
• adj. Mock, pretended.
• adj. (mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning…

mummer

• n. A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
• n. An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

pantomime

• n. (now rare) A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
• n. (historical) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various…
• n. (Britain) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later…
• n. Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.
• v. (transitive) To make (a gesture) without speaking.
• v. (transitive) To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

pantomimer

• n. A pantomime performer.

pantomimist

• n. One who engages in pantomime.

performing

• n. performance.
• v. present participle of perform.

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

playact

• v. To perform on, or as if on, a stage.

playacting

• v. present participle of playact.
• n. pretence.
• n. overdramatic behaviour.

player

• n. One that plays.
• n. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
• n. A significant participant.
• n. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

playing

• n. (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
• v. present participle of play.

roleplay

• v. (intransitive) To act out a fantasy, especially with a group.
• v. (transitive) To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.
• n. The practice of roleplaying.

simulate

• v. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
• adj. (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.

thespian

• adj. Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
• n. An actor or player.