mime Synonyms
Another word for mime
• noun (Context 1)
A theatrical performer who acts out a story or situation using silent gestures and physical movements rather than spoken words.
"A street mimer in white face paint entertained the crowd gathered in the public square."
• noun (Context 2)
The theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion through bodily movements, facial expressions, and gestures without the use of speech.
"The drama students practiced the art of pantomime to improve their expressive stage presence."
• verb (Context 3)
To use only gesture and movement to act out a play, role, or action without speaking.
"Since the room was too noisy to talk, she mimed pouring a cup of coffee to ask if he wanted one."
• verb (Context 4)
To pretend to sing or play a musical instrument while a pre-recorded track is being played.
"The band was criticized by fans for choosing to lip-sync to a backing track during the television broadcast."
• noun (Context 5)
In ancient Greece and Rome, a simple farcical drama characterized by mimicry and ludicrous representations of everyday life and characters.
"Classical scholars studied the surviving fragments of ancient Roman farce to better understand popular entertainment."