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 Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to charges including commodities fraud, wire fraud, theft of nonpublic government information, and unlawful use of confidential information for personal gain. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 Rookie Markel Bell replaced the two-time Super Bowl champion in Sunday's game against the Rams after Johnson was ruled out for personal reasons. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The Windsors continued to create highly personal pieces symbolizing their enduring love. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Six years of trying to give it our all while surviving our own personal ups and downs. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
  1. subjective
  2. personalized
  3. private
  4. individual
Adjective
  • Structured demand required manual interpretation of requirements, often influenced by subjective bias.
    — Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The executive pointed to the trade for Freddy Peralta as one in which subjective ideas, including Peralta’s clubhouse energy, pushed the Mets to value the pitcher more than objective measures.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of subjective
Adjective
  • For instance in June, Jo Malone London launched an AI Scent Scanner that translates the visual preferences people have expressed across their Pinterest boards into personalized Jo Malone London fragrance recommendations.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon has its own agentic shopping assistant, Alexa for Shopping , which offers personalized recommendations, product comparisons, and price histories, and can automate purchases through features such as Price Alerts and Auto-Buy.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of personalized
Adjective
  • The dining room has 28 seats, a private event space holds 10, and the menu proposes just three Milanese and Lombardian dishes for each of the antipasti, primi, and secondi courses (four for dessert).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Mercury in your 4th House quincunxes Saturn in your 9th, creating a mismatch between private realities and bigger plans involving travel, education, beliefs, or the future.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of private
Adjective
  • Any eligibility restriction might seem unfair when applied to individual athletes.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But each individual hat will be situated in a nonrepeating pattern that continues to change no matter how large the overall tiling is.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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