Synonyms of personal effects

personal effects

plural noun

as in things

transportable items that one owns

put all of your personal effects in the bin so that they can be x-rayed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• possession
• belongings
• stuff
• personal property
• effects
• goods
• holdings
• gear
• chattels
• personalty
• paraphernalia
• plunder
• furnishings
• duds
• movables
• treasures
• fixtures
• appointments
• property
• valuables
• collateral
• estate
• tangibles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real estate
• immovables

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of personal effects

What the press release didn’t say was that other than personal effects, the only actual biological evidence Erika and Zach recovered at the site was a right temporal lobe skull fragment about the size of a walnut, just one of 206 bones in the human body. —Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026

For instance, at one point, Ratner juxtaposes footage of workers removing the Biden family's personal effects from the White House on Inauguration Day with Melania putting her hat on. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Others spent months scouring the river for personal effects. —Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Everyday objects, tools, clothing and personal effects are displayed alongside the remains of the vessel, creating a moving portrait of Tudor life at sea. —David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026