POSERS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

posers

noun

plural of poser

as in mimes

disapproving a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people He's not really interested in art. He's just a poser.

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Recent Examples of posers Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer before being slammed against a wall.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of mimes

Noun

The film’s procedural aspect ticks along just fine, holding the attention without subverting expectations, and carried by actors who, much like the detectives in this case, are ultra-capable professionals with no inclination to go rogue on us.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
During this time Turner’s name was frequently included on the list of actors being considered to play James Bond in the next entry of the long-running franchise, which is set to be directed by Denis Villeneuve.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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