Synonyms and related words :
acting, aping, buffoonery, business, characterization, copying, counterfeiting, dumb show, embodiment, emulation, enacting, enactment, fakery, following, forgery, gag, ham, hammy acting, hit-off, hoke, hokum, imitation, imposture, impression, incarnation, masquerade, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mirroring, mummery, onomatopoeia, overacting, pantomime, pantomiming, parody, patter, performance, performing, personation, personification, plagiarism, plagiary, playacting, playing, portrayal, posing, projection, repetition, representation, simulation, slapstick, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, stunt, takeoff, taking a role