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 Save for Snoopy, the military airman in literature is perhaps most famously personified by John Yossarian in Joseph Heller’s Catch‑22, a book Zinn would someday count among his favorites. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 At times, Fauci appeared to embrace his status as expertise personified. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified

Verb

Jia found that many of the current chatbots did not include features that embodied human values including trust, well-being and calmness.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
China’s focus on humanoid robots and embodied AI still faces obstacles.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of embodied

Verb

Kid Cudi defended his decision to perform with his longtime friend and controversial musician, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), after some fans and critics expressed disappointment.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
The trend was expressed through several looks at Celine and spotted in the Chanel fall-winter 2026–2027 collection too.

— Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026