personal

adjective

ˈpərs-nəl How to pronounce personal (audio)
Definition of personalnext
as in subjective
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person he kept personal items in a separate drawer

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Recent Examples of personal Topics range from productivity and leadership to health, psychology, and personal finance. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 Executive assistants and personal assistants can earn up to $250,000 a year, Morgan & Mallet found. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026 And the public will get an up-close-and-personal look at those conversations—and maybe a few lighthearted games that capture the competitive spirit of the TIME100 Sports attendees—through a livestream. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 July 2026 Anthony approaches music with the heart of a storyteller and the instincts of a poet, creating sound worlds that are both deeply personal and universally resonant. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for personal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
  1. subjective
  2. personalized
  3. private
  4. individual
Adjective
  • By calling a game early for excessive precipitation (or making players continue to trudge through poor conditions), an umpire’s subjective view of weather conditions directly influences MLB records.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
  • Other cities, including New York City and Boston, also administer gun-licensing systems with subjective moral-character or suitability standards.
    — George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of subjective
Adjective
  • Face Reality now has more than 10,000 experts in the market helping clients with personalized care.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • Shannon points to European football coach José Mourinho, who partnered with Snickers on an interactive campaign in which his AI avatar gives advice to fans in personalized videos.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of personalized
Adjective
  • Gabriella paid off most of his entourage to leave him and the band alone and is now basically his own private Joe Jackson, pressuring him to record nonstop.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The Castro family has been linked, through GAESA chiefly, to a lucrative world of hotels, banks, retail monopolies, foreign-currency businesses, foreign private compounds and offshore accounts.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of private
Adjective
  • Public health data has taught us that alcohol, which can be fine when consumed in moderation, can be harmful to individual and societal health in excessive amounts.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • This same format actually applies to individual episodes as well.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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