PERSONALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

personally

adverb

ˈpərs-nə-lē

Definition of personally

as in immediately

in person and usually privately the hostess told me personally that I was invited

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Recent Examples of personally Federal Election Commission filings released Wednesday night show the CEO personally donated $1 million in May to Public First, the super PAC pushing for mandatory AI safety rules—his largest political gift on record. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The company is constantly playing catch-up with rivals Anthropic, with Musk personally obsessed with having his chatbot Grok match Anthropic’s Claude, Bloomberg reports. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026 The Grammy-winner told Elle Magazine she's been undergoing a revolution of sorts, both personally and artistically. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Sprung personally would like to see from the state more certainty for indie producers in that regard. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for personally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally

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Spokespersons for Paxton’s campaign and office and the Texas Tech system did not immediately return requests for comment.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
Avdis didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of immediately

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The drama The Housewife centers around a New York Times journalist who tracks down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026