PERSONIFIES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

personifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of personify

as in embodies

to represent in visible form through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity

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Recent Examples of personifies With a soothing neutral color palette and elegant touches like custom cathedral ceilings, the house personifies modern luxury. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 Jim Hummel, community reporter, newspaper bureau chief, State House reporter, television anchor and producer and independent investigative reporter, personifies Rhode Island journalism. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026 No place personifies this quirky little beach town better than The Red Bar, a bohemian hangout swathed in scarlet lights that’s known for its crab cakes and in-house jazz band. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 Before each showing, attendees are invited to a discussion over dinner that explores the trilogy’s themes of fear, chaos, pain, justice, sacrifice and what ultimately personifies the good life. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 His renaissance has been emphatic and, in many ways, personifies Villa’s campaign. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 May 2026 His replacement, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, personifies another shift in the Iranian system’s center of gravity, away from political management and toward security-bureaucratic coordination. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026 The award recognizes an individual in the entertainment world who personifies the industry’s dedication to humanitarian, cultural and charitable causes. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 May 2026 As Alamo’s right-hand man, Darrell Britt-Gibson portrays Bishop with a lurking, enigmatic energy that personifies danger and can put the fear of God into anyone who dares challenge his boss. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

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Mia Wasikowska perfectly embodies the role of Agata, a writer returning to her home continent, seeking to understand and reconnect with the wounds of the recent past, and with the ways in which unresolved conflicts continue to echo in the present.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The mid-1980s saw the opening of Parton’s Dollywood, a theme park in rural Tennessee that embodies the spirit of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and still draws an average of 4 million visitors a year.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

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Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Psalm 23, Biblical poem in the book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible that expresses trust and confidence in God and his care.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

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