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 That was Fred Claire personified, honest to the end, refusing to sacrifice his integrity, never surrendering his dignity. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The rift between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos, personified by threats of NFL investigations and counter-threats of a lawsuit by coaches Sean Payton and Mike Macdonald, has been put to bed by an apology. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The abject terror of reproduction was personified by Lamashtu, demoness of the night, drinker of blood, eater of flesh, slayer of children, untimely opener of wombs, ravager of women. — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified

Verb

That duality was best embodied by the presence of Dorothy’s estranged daughter Kristine Wood, who was raised by her paternal grandparents in the wake of her mother’s substance abuse issues and is interviewed in the documentary.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
As that happens, manufacturers across China could begin to buy them for their production lines, generating the revenue and real-world data that embodied AI firms such as Unitree need to improve their products even faster.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of embodied

Verb

Shotwell has been the only donor to announce a major stock gift, the Wall Street Journal reported, but Treasury notes show others have expressed interest in similar donations.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Many of them are Philadelphia natives, too, and expressed the spirit of generosity that exists in the city.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026