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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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The FCA, which surveyed 1,000 drivers, said many ghost brokers pose as legitimate insurance sellers but offer cheap rates.

From BBC • May 19, 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

The jacket photo of “To Absent Friends,” which features Welty and Lyell in a theatrical pose, as if they were matinee idols, hints at the kind of personal theater in which they indulged as 20-somethings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

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

I’ll pose as an opera fan, Rick decided as he read further.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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