EXTERNALIZING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

externalizing

verb

present participle of externalize

as in embodying

to represent in visible form an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions

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disembodying

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Recent Examples of externalizing That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says. —

Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026 Parents completed questionnaires about their child’s mental health symptoms, both internalizing such as depression and anxiety and externalizing such as ADHD or behavioral issues. —

New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 The study also found that negative coparenting leads to a range of internalizing and externalizing problems for kids later in life. —

Essence, 2 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Now, Ternus is tasked with embodying that same philosophy in charting the company’s next era.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Sure, there’s an air of elegance that pervades with guests often embodying that quiet luxury vibe, but that doesn’t spoil the authenticity of the resort, which is a destination for those seeking a blend of sun, sand and sophistication—no matter what designer label your shoes happen to be.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026