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pose as

VERB

impersonate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray

STRONG

act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent

WEAK

act a part act out assume character do an impression of double as dress as make like pass oneself off as play a role put on an act take the part of

Antonyms

STRONG

direct fail halt idle prevent stop

WEAK

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

purport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imply pretend profess

STRONG

allege betoken claim convey declare denote express import indicate intend maintain proclaim signify suggest

WEAK

point to

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny disclaim hide

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New Mexico authorities put together their case against the social media giant by having investigators pose as children on Instagram and Facebook.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

While he was a student, he met Dylan Hubeart, who became his wife, longtime collaborator and the woman behind the camera when he needed to pose as Indiana Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Findley, 54, used several aliases to pose as the bogus lender, and threatened to foreclose on Graceland and auction the compound – unless the Presley family settled the claim for $2.85m.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

He would first pose as Chinese, and contact people in Hungary, Turkey and other countries to ask them to use their identity in exchange for a percentage of his earnings, he told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

No undercover wizard would have chosen to pose as a Magizoologist at that period.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

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