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

Chad shows up for an open tryout with the South Georgia Catfish and eventually gets the starting job, undertaking a much kinder persona than his actual self. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Upholstered in a botanical print of swirling vines instead of a tactile velvet, the lamp takes on a more traditional persona. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Like Musk, Jobs was seen as a genius founder whose persona was woven into his company’s DNA. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Freya Reports News rebranded as Victoria Foster, while a new persona began occupying the Freya Reports account. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026