Synonyms of personification

personification

noun

pər-ˌsä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

as in manifestation

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)

he's the personification of kindness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manifestation
• incarnation
• image
• avatar
• icon
• essence
• embodiment
• abstract
• objectification
• epitome
• incorporation
• externalization
• instantiation
• model
• genius
• personifier
• realization
• exemplification
• embodier
• personalization
• actualization
• concretization
• soul
• reincarnation
• quintessence
• archetype
• substantiation
• paradigm
• exemplar
• pattern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of personification

Commander Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) returns to educate the next generation of cadets, with Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) becoming the personification of Ake’s attempt to fix a mistake from her past. — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026

Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

These three deities are thought to be personifications of the Dao who inhabit the highest realms of the Daoist cosmos, far from the dust of day-to-day life. — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Most memorable is the adaptation of Twain’s Mysterious Stranger, a supernatural tale in which the personification of evil grants tiny clay people life, only to then confront them with great hardship. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026