PERSONIFIED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

personified

verb

past tense of personify

as in embodied

to represent in visible form through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity

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disembodied

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Recent Examples of personified Matt Dirksen / Chicago Cubs / Getty Images PITTSBURGH — Dansby Swanson, the Gold Glove shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, has personified the club’s streakiness at various points of an up-and-down season with so many twists and turns still ahead. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2026 His grace and humility in the face of it all personified what this team meant to so many of us. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The Princess of Wales looks like sunshine personified. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 17 June 2026 The result was a sleek white ruffled top, when worn with matching trousers felt both modern and refreshing while another floral skirt embodied a playful feminine energy that personified warm weather dressing. — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 Underlying everything is the widespread recognition that the establishment order, personified by Biden and his predecessors, left many Americans behind. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Dmitry’s con man partner, the oh-so-Russian called Vlad Popov, is excellently personified by the twinkly-eyed, merry Peyton Crim. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 While staying faithful to the gothic tone and thrust of the story, the second book in the series once again turned the narrative in on itself by front-loading the perspective of chaos personified, Louis’ tortured and torturous lover, Lestat de Lioncourt. — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 The younger generation, personified by Vénéranda’s spirited daughter, Tina (Kesia Kelly Nishimwe), and her boyfriend, a low-key photographer named Richard (Elvis Ngabo), has grown up without ethnic labels. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified

Verb

Catherine takes that description to new extremes, embodied by Petticrew with terrifying intensity.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026
There were four outlandish, outcast characters, whom Goldberg utterly embodied with something as slight as the crossing of her eyes or the dragging of her leg.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of embodied

Verb

Stieb, who still holds numerous Blue Jays pitching records, expressed his belief that baseball writers of his era unfairly disregarded players north of the border.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Lisa van den Bos, product manager for digital education at the museum while the study was underway, expressed surprise that even subtle ordering changes on the guide impacted traffic patterns.

— Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026