Synonyms of personify

personify

verb

pər-ˈsä-nə-ˌfī 

as in to embody

to represent in visible form

through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embody
• express
• incorporate
• symbolize
• exemplify
• body
• manifest
• illustrate
• personalize
• epitomize
• incarnate
• realize
• externalize
• materialize
• instantiate
• substantiate
• actualize
• typify
• concretize
• objectify
• image

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembody

Examples of personify in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Specifically, Apophis is named for the demon serpent who personified evil and chaos. ESA, NASA hope to study Apophis Space agencies and scientific institutes around the world are planning to use the rare flyby to explore Apophis from the ground with telescopes and even spacecraft. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024

Gymnast Simone Biles personified redemption by winning three golds and a silver after her mental health struggles on the world stage during the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024

The hymn-like first theme gathers around it faster-moving motifs, like beauty personified collecting ever more acolytes and worshipers. —Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Ronald Reagan's performative presidency helps make more sense of Donald Trump, a tycoon who in many ways personified the excesses of the Reagan era. —The Week Uk, theweek, 12 July 2024