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

Belorgey launched his career in the early 2000s opening for Daft Punk, adopting a fictional persona—the red-eyed, undead electronic producer Kavinsky—who had died in a Ferrari crash before returning to make music. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

Up front, there’s a wider opening in the center and on each side of the bumper, clearly allowing more airflow into the V12 while evoking a more aggro persona. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 29 July 2026

Belorgey adopted the Kavinsky persona in the early 2000s, opening for Daft Punk. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026

By the fall of 2020, the apolitical persona that Fauci had cultivated over nearly half a century had started to come apart. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026