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 The letter was signed personally by Vinay Prasad, who at the time ran the center that evaluates vaccines, which is not how such letters normally leave the building. — Jeff Coller, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Yeoh has personally curated a three-film program of her work for Busan, comprising Sandiwara, Everything Everywhere All at Once and the 2010 wuxia favorite Reign of Assassins. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Over 30 states had passed legislation that would allow college athletes to monetize and personally profit from their name, image and likeness, which was supported by several court rulings in athletes’ favor. — Brennan Berg, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 What began with Golding personally delivering jars in his pickup eventually grew into a product now found on grocery store shelves throughout the South. — Evan Moore august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personally

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Reading it immediately quells, or at least quelled my own, paranoia at being alone in the middle of the forest—nobody is getting got here, there’s a gate that only opens if the concierge approves of your face, voice, and name.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The relationship of the women, both 28, to the child was not immediately clear.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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In the criminal case, federal prosecutors confirmed — and the defense admitted — that Hart secretly recorded minors through spyware installed on laptop computers and directed children overseas to produce child pornography.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
The suit alleges that his relatives secretly shifted away assets and dissolved a three-decades-old sister company without his permission, stripping him of economic benefits.

— Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026