Synonyms of persona

persona

noun

as in image

the way you behave, talk, etc., with other people that causes them to see you as a particular kind of person

His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he's very insecure.

The band takes on a whole new persona when they perform live.

Related Words

• image
• portrayal
• facade
• appearance
• pose
• act
• performance
• masquerade
• impersonation
• airs
• charade
• disguise
• guise
• semblance
• front
• show
• pretense
• put-on
• playacting
• affectation
• gloss
• color
• cloak
• camouflage
• duplicity
• deception
• fraud
• guile
• excuse
• deceit
• dissimulation
• fakery
• pretext
• dissembling
• double-dealing

Dissimilar Words

• sincerity
• frankness
• directness
• candor
• forthrightness
• outspokenness
• straightforwardness
• bluntness
• candidness
• genuineness
• naïveté
• openheartedness
• artlessness
• plainspokenness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persona

Doing so would be a stupid move for an Oval Office wannabe, one already hobbled by the progressive persona of the Golden State. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

That kind of preexisting knowledge of a celebrity’s persona and body of work outside the castle can actually kind of doom a player in the castle. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Onstage, in spooky eye makeup and a pink tie, another persona emerges. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Stylists—increasingly public personas in their own right—are front row regulars. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026