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

If your one wardrobe staple is a leather jacket, make your witch persona wear a leather jacket. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, her public persona has, frankly, grown weirder. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

At what point do these personas stop getting hung up with the costumes at the end of the night? — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Like his ever-evolving wardrobe, each project reveals a new facet of his persona — both to the world at large but, more importantly, to himself. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026