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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

Example Sentences

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In many cases, according to the warning, the Chinese intelligence agents pose as representatives for legitimate-looking “cover” companies purporting to be outside of China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

It was agreed a BBC colleague would pose as Kaye, a mother of two in her fifties from Selby.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The defendants also discussed trying to recruit someone to pose as the buyer and fretted over whether they could find someone who looked old enough to play the part in front of a notary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

I assumed a confident pose as I passed through the gallery gate and slid it closed behind me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

pose as

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