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

Oskar Giltay had seen the videos on social media, the 30, 60 or 90-second windows into Dan Hurley’s intense, volatile persona. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

That’s interesting given that your comedic persona is so invested in artifice. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

After all, Russ is not a very good liar, and pretty much everything about the persona he’s created as Chad Powers raises eyebrows. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

The past decade has seen Roth leverage his audacity (and fortune) to develop an internet persona that can be described as the Marchesa Casati meets RuPaul. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026