pantomime

The word “pantomime” has 3 syllables: pan-to-mime

It's pronounced as /ˈpæn.tə.maɪm/


What is synonym and antonym for pantomime?

In the thesaurus, “pantomime” has 128 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pantomime along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pantomime

  • acquaint
  • act
  • act out
  • action
  • advise
  • ape
  • aper
  • assuming
  • beck
  • beckon
  • body language
  • bow
  • burlesque
  • busker
  • caricature
  • characterization
  • clown
  • copy
  • copycat
  • curtsy
  • deception
  • depiction
  • disguise
  • ditto
  • do
  • do like
  • dramatics
  • dramatizing
  • echo
  • enact
  • enacting
  • enactment
  • entertainer
  • expression
  • fake
  • farce
  • feigning
  • flag
  • flourish
  • genuflection
  • gesticulate
  • gesticulation
  • gesture
  • give the high sign
  • go like
  • hamming
  • high sign
  • histrionics
  • imitate
  • imitating
  • imitation
  • imitator
  • impersonate
  • impersonation
  • impersonator
  • impressionist
  • improvisation
  • indicate
  • indication
  • inform
  • intimation
  • kinesics
  • look like
  • make believe
  • make fun of
  • make like
  • mime
  • mimic
  • mimicry
  • mirror
  • mockery
  • motion
  • mummer
  • nod
  • pageant
  • pantaloon
  • pantomimist
  • parody
  • parrot
  • perform
  • performance
  • performer
  • personate
  • play
  • play acting
  • player
  • playing
  • portrayal
  • portraying
  • posing
  • posture
  • posturing
  • pretend
  • pretending
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • pretentiousness
  • put on
  • putting
  • relate
  • reminder
  • rendition
  • resemble
  • ridicule
  • salute
  • seeming
  • sham
  • showing off
  • shrug
  • sign
  • sign language
  • signal
  • signalize
  • simulate
  • simulating
  • stagecraft
  • stooging
  • take off
  • tell
  • theatre
  • theatricals
  • token
  • travesty
  • trick
  • trouper
  • use sign language
  • wave
  • wink

Antonyms for pantomime

  • be original
  • differ
  • direct
  • fail
  • halt
  • honesty
  • idle
  • oppose
  • prevent
  • reality
  • repose
  • rest
  • reverse
  • speak
  • speech
  • stop
  • truth

Meanings of pantomime

  • noun
    1. A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
    2. The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
    3. A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
    4. Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.
  • verb
    1. To make (a gesture) without speaking.
    2. To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

Example Sentences

  • The children were captivated by the pantomime performance at the local theater.
  • In drama class, we learned how to express emotions through pantomime without using any words.
  • The artist decided to use pantomime to convey the story instead of traditional dialogue.
  • During the festival, a group of performers entertained the crowd with a hilarious pantomime.
  • She used pantomime to illustrate her ideas when she couldn't find the right words.

On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pantomime, such as: acquaint, act, act out, action, advise, ape, aper.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

imitated

  • acted
  • amplified
  • aped
  • burlesqued
  • caricatured
  • cloned
  • copied
  • copycatted
  • counterfeited
  • derided
  • did
  • dissembled
  • dittoed
  • duplicated
  • echoed
  • elaborated
  • embellished
  • embroidered
  • emulated
  • enhanced
  • exaggerated
  • expanded
  • faked
  • feigned
  • forged
  • gibed
  • impersonated
  • jibed
  • knocked off
  • lampooned
  • magnified
  • mimed
  • mimicked
  • mocked
  • monkeyed
  • overdrew
  • overstated
  • padded
  • pantomimed
  • parodied
  • parroted
  • pasquinaded
  • performed
  • personated
  • plagiarized
  • played
  • played up
  • pretended
  • put on
  • re-created
  • reconstructed
  • recreated
  • reduplicated
  • reechoed
  • rendered
  • repeated
  • replicated
  • reproduced
  • ridiculed
  • ripped off
  • satirized
  • sent up
  • shammed
  • simulated
  • spoofed
  • stretched
  • travestied

parodist

  • actor
  • ape
  • artist
  • author
  • balladist
  • bard
  • burlesquer
  • caricaturist
  • comedian
  • copycat
  • dilettante
  • dramatist
  • echo
  • entertainer
  • imitator
  • impersonator
  • impressionist
  • lampooner
  • librettist
  • lyricist
  • lyrist
  • maker
  • metrist
  • mime
  • mimer
  • mimic
  • mocker
  • mummer
  • muse
  • odist
  • pantomime
  • pantomimist
  • parrot
  • performer
  • personator
  • playactor
  • player
  • poetaster
  • poetess
  • rhapsodist
  • rhymer
  • rhymester
  • rimer
  • rubber stamp
  • satirist
  • sonnetist
  • thespian
  • trouper
  • versifier
  • writer

imitate

  • Xerox
  • act
  • act like
  • affect
  • amplify
  • ape
  • assume
  • be like
  • borrow
  • burlesque
  • carbon
  • caricature
  • clone
  • copy
  • copycat
  • counterfeit
  • deride
  • dissemble
  • ditto
  • do
  • do like
  • do likewise
  • duplicate
  • echo
  • elaborate
  • embellish
  • embroider
  • emulate
  • enhance
  • exaggerate
  • expand
  • fake
  • falsify
  • feign
  • follow
  • follow in footsteps
  • follow suit
  • forge
  • gibe
  • impersonate
  • jibe
  • knock off
  • lampoon
  • look like
  • magnify
  • match
  • mime
  • mimic
  • mirror
  • mock
  • model after
  • monkey
  • overdraw
  • overstate
  • pad
  • pantomime
  • parallel
  • parody
  • parrot
  • pasquinade
  • pattern after
  • perform
  • personate
  • play
  • play a part
  • play up
  • pretend
  • put on
  • re-create
  • reconstruct
  • reduplicate
  • reecho
  • reflect
  • render
  • repeat
  • replicate
  • reproduce
  • resemble
  • ridicule
  • rip off
  • satirize
  • send up
  • sham
  • simulate
  • spoof
  • stretch
  • take off
  • travesty

hams

  • acts
  • acts out
  • apes
  • backside
  • beam
  • behind
  • bootie
  • booty
  • bottom
  • breech
  • bum
  • buns
  • butt
  • buttocks
  • caboose
  • can
  • cheeks
  • clowns
  • coacts
  • costars
  • depicts
  • derriere
  • does
  • dramatizes
  • duff
  • enacts
  • fanny
  • fundament
  • haunches
  • heinie
  • hunkers
  • imitates
  • impersonates
  • interprets
  • keester
  • keister
  • masquerades
  • mimes
  • mimics
  • moon
  • nates
  • overacts
  • overplays
  • pantomimes
  • performs
  • playacts
  • plays
  • portrays
  • posterior
  • rear
  • rear end
  • renders
  • represents
  • role-plays
  • roleplays
  • rump
  • seat
  • stern
  • tail
  • tail end
  • takes on
  • tush
  • underplays

lampoons

  • acts
  • amplifies
  • apes
  • burlesques
  • caricatures
  • cartoons
  • comedies
  • copycats
  • counterfeits
  • derides
  • derisions
  • dissembles
  • does
  • duplicates
  • elaborates
  • embellishes
  • embroiders
  • emulates
  • enhances
  • exaggerates
  • expands
  • fakes
  • farces
  • feigns
  • gibes
  • imitates
  • impersonates
  • jibes
  • magnifies
  • mimes
  • mimics
  • mockeries
  • mocks
  • monkeys
  • overdraws
  • overstates
  • pads
  • pantomimes
  • parodies
  • parrots
  • pasquinades
  • performs
  • personates
  • plays
  • plays up
  • pretends
  • puts on
  • replicates
  • reproduces
  • ridicules
  • satires
  • satirizes
  • sends up
  • shams
  • simulates
  • sketches
  • skits
  • slapsticks
  • spoofs
  • squibs
  • stretches
  • takeoffs
  • travesties

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