personalities

noun

plural of personality
1
as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a local television personality who is beloved by area residents

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2
as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people she's got a great personality

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3
as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system

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as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities

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Recent Examples of personalities Magnet Originals will provide advice and production support for media personalities, including Justin Tranter, Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, and former NBA star Byron Scott. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 From decorating the tree and baking cookies to Champagne toasts and Rinna dancing atop the dining table, the family brings their personalities to a series of festive moments, all dressed in Express. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Buttigieg has proven an able sparring partner with Fox News personalities, showing how Democrats can go into unfriendly territory and hold their own. — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Nov. 2026 Forget about parochial and divisive issues and personalities. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Ocasio-Cortez said the stakes extended well beyond the personalities involved in the Michigan dispute. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026 The dedication and imagination and sheer extravagance of the cosplayers provides the city with a constant rolling panorama of personalities. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 Did the band’s combustibility — and the very different personalities of its four members — end up feeding its music? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026 Lisa locks Bart, Milhouse, and Nelson in a room and introduces them to her many personalities, some more hostile than others. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
  1. celebrities
  2. identities
  3. natures
  4. insults
  5. stars
  6. characters
  7. selves
  8. sarcasms
Noun
  • Amid the movie’s disastrous box office run, various Hollywood celebrities rallied around Cruise and the movie.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On the wall outside Shoukhrat Mitalipov’s laboratory at Oregon Health & Science University, visitors are greeted by framed portraits of furry scientific celebrities.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of celebrities
Noun
  • Khirani told me that guides have to submit their plans to the military, including the identities of guests and staff, along with car registration numbers.
    — Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The chief declined to share specifics about what happened and did not immediately release the victims' identities.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of identities
Noun
  • Dark matter and dark energy, also not yet directly observed, together are the source of the vast majority of energy in the universe, but their physical natures are unknown.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Create characters built around lifepaths, natures, clan traits, and merits.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of natures
Noun
  • Despite his notoriously fiery TV persona, the Gordon Ramsay meal kit doesn’t include any pre-packaged insults or threats to shut your kitchen down — just easy-to-follow recipe cards.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Gillies was surprised to learn in researching the docu that the programmers came up with a rating system for calculating the relative weight of insults.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of insults
Noun
  • The two tied the knot in July 2010 in a New York ceremony with hundreds of guests, among them sports and entertainment stars including LeBron James, Spike Lee, Serena Williams, Ciara, Kim Kardashian and Ludacris, The Times reported.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While two of the three semifinalists had a base camp here, and international stars like Harry Kane, Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham lived in Kansas City, the biggest story arguably was what happened west of town.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of stars
Noun
  • There are fewer characters and more focus on Sauron (Charlie Vickers), who is amassing power across Middle-earth.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • What really sets Black Doves apart, though, are its lovable characters and its beguiling mix of laughs and tears, which flirt with existential despair without ever fully tipping into it.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of characters
Noun
  • In his solo show, South Florida dancer/choreographer Randolph Ward is ready to bare it all—his art, his many selves, and, at one point, his body as testimony.
    — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • While exercise, food, and sleep are paramount to a good game, fashion also helps many of the players feel their best selves, and Towns is one of several stylish Knicks.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of selves
Noun
  • First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Personalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalities. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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