EXTERNALIZING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

externalizing

verb

present participle of externalize

as in embodying

to represent in visible form an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions

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disembodying

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Recent Examples of externalizing The savings from externalizing costs—for example, keeping farmers poor, letting soils deplete, clearing forests—are now lower than the benefits of internalizing value—for example, training farmers, restoring ecosystems, paying a living income. — Santiago Gowland, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 His currently pending Senate Bill 1182 requires that developers in wildfire-prone areas address insurability risks upfront instead of externalizing those costs onto the FAIR Plan and, ultimately, the public. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says. — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026 Parents completed questionnaires about their child’s mental health symptoms, both internalizing such as depression and anxiety and externalizing such as ADHD or behavioral issues. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 The study also found that negative coparenting leads to a range of internalizing and externalizing problems for kids later in life. — Essence, 2 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Savio is the only player to appear on both lists, embodying the unreliable nature of transfer valuations.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Cohen’s brand of comedy revolves around him embodying outlandish characters and then provoking a reaction from onlookers.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of embodying

Verb

Even those who did not know Parton personally felt the loss, with Sarah Jessica Parker expressing her admiration for the multi-hyphenate.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
The State Department issued a statement on Wednesday expressing condolences to the victims of the flooding and pledged financial support.

— Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressing

Verb

This short film, created by Little Nemo cartoonist Winsor McCay, is one of the very best dinosaur movies, a groundbreaking work of animation and one of the first examples of incorporating the medium into live-action.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
By comparison, incorporating luxury fibers such as silk into denim creates a tangible opportunity for storytelling—something consumers can immediately see and feel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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