Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mime

2 senses of mime

Sense 1
mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist -- (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
       => actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 2
mime, pantomime, dumb show -- (a performance using gestures and body movements without words)
       => acting, playing, playacting, performing -- (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mime

2 senses of mime

Sense 1
mimic, mime -- (imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately")
       => imitate, copy, simulate -- (reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings")

Sense 2
mime, pantomime -- (act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple")
       => act, play, roleplay, playact -- (perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'")