PROFILES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

profiles 1 of 2

noun

plural of profile

as in contours

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as in character sketches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of profile

as in outlines

to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation

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Recent Examples of profiles

Noun

Gather information from friends, colleagues and social media profiles, and start to build a profile. — Rupal Patel, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

The text profiles the cooking of such influential figures as the Catalan chef Ferran Adrià and the Basque Country’s Juan Mari Arzak and provides recipes for centuries-old dishes from Madrid. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 The book profiles government officials who cooperated across party lines. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 The film profiles real women from all over the world and addresses issues of underlying gender roles, class hierarchy, and female empowerment. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 Pitre is fascinating — a Québécois contact monster who can play all over the infield, but probably profiles best as a Luis Arraez-type second baseman and a fan-favorite in a best-case scenario. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Injuries can change a season, and young players can rise ahead of schedule, but this team profiles more like a low-to-mid 30s-win team than a safe play-in bet unless free agency can further bolster the roster. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Mario, meanwhile, profiles the late governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, with appearances by all of Mario’s children, including his son Andrew, who served two terms as governor of New York himself (and a bit of a third before scandal forced him to resign). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 June 2026 In Vogue, Robert Sullivan profiles former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland from New Mexico. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 For the June issue, Chris Heath profiles Choupette. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

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Noun

By preventing excess slack and eliminating interfering contours, the PBU minimizes collision risks across complex movement paths.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Despite this, black jackets and hair in the party scenes look properly dark while still showing their cuts and contours, and white shirts, lights, and balloons in the same shots all look bright while similarly preserving details.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of contours

Noun

Bodies and histories do not politely wait outside the studio until the artist grants them entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Cater said the crown logo and name trace their histories to a lawn ball with a crown insignia that was important to the founders and ultimately made its way into the branding.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of histories

Noun

His decision to campaign alongside internet personality Hasan Piker has alienated more centrist Democratic figures who hoped the party would moderate after losing to Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
So, here, WWD celebrates the designers, executives and other figures who today are helping to drive Italian — and the world’s — culture.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

That blow came a little less than a year after the New York Times shook up its culture desk and reassigned its classical music critic, Zachary Woolfe, to serve as the obituaries editor.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Roberts, who has written more than sixteen hundred obituaries, retraces the origins of the form (in ancient Rome) and the emergence of the modern newspaper obituary (in the eighteenth century).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of obituaries

Verb

With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Petrarch pictures the ghosts of Homer and Ennius together, and Homer’s ghost points out to Ennius a solitary figure, Francescus, working on a great epic poem, Africa.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

Venture into unknown territory by diving head-first into bold prints, or try new silhouettes in familiar colors instead—they’ll both go with your perfect white tee.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2026
The high collar jacket trend is one piece of a broader fall 2026 outerwear shift toward updated takes on classic silhouettes.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of silhouettes

Noun

A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

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