Mime
Mime verb - To use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior.
Usage example: as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food
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Synonyms for Mime
Perform and mime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perform" instead a verb "Mime".
Perform
Perform verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Usage example: has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage
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Rochelle is French; this apparently means she knows mime well enough to perform as one.
Source: Franchise / Monster High -
Spheres of Power has the Skilled Casting drawback, has you use a Perform, Profession, or Craft check to use your magic, so you can use Perform: Acting to literally mime an invisible wall into being.
Source: Your Mime Makes It Real
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Perform and Mime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mime/perform
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