personalities

noun

plural of personality
1
as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a local television personality who is beloved by area residents

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2
as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people she's got a great personality

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3
as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system

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4
as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities

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Recent Examples of personalities Armand tries on personalities — clingy boyfriend, conniving mastermind — and flocks to love interests like new rock star Lestat goes through vats of body glitter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 June 2026 There’s a deeper flux and connectivity between the different parts of our brains, the different parts our personalities and our creativity. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Sullivan also stepped in as the solo star of Pitchmen, the Discovery Channel reality series that previously followed Mays and Sullivan and their lives as infomercial personalities. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Longtime radio personalities Evelyn Erives, Nick Nack and Garrison King were all cut from the Inland Empire station last week as part of iHeartMedia’s latest round of national layoffs. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Many Iranian hardliners, including conservative lawmakers and media personalities, have criticized the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington. — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Baz Bamigboye reported exclusively for Deadline in May that his conversation with casting director Nina Gold was not about film or TV personalities, but centered more on actors who’d trod the boards in London’s West End. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
  1. celebrities
  2. identities
  3. natures
  4. insults
  5. stars
  6. characters
  7. selves
  8. sarcasms
Noun
  • Since 1918, Barcelona's Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona has been warmly welcoming travelers, including celebrities, artists, and politicians.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • However, the polarizing trend has officially been declared *the* pants of summer 2026 thanks to celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Hailey Bieber, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of celebrities
Noun
  • They are built from many identities, experiences, and relationships.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The identities of the suspects have not yet been released.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of identities
Noun
  • The fact is often interpreted as women wanting less risk than men because of women’s natures.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of natures
Noun
  • Hurling insults and a general dismissiveness is in, or at least tolerated.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • But back in February when the court ruled against him on tariffs, the president held an angry White House press conference, calling the conservative justices who sided against him disloyal among other insults.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026
Definition of insults
Noun
  • The first major update came in 1795 with the addition of two stars for Vermont and Kentucky, and the most recent change came in 1960 after Hawaii became the 50th state.
    — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • So far, historical society members have determined the giant cotton broadcloth flag bears just 48 stars representing the US states – a design used only until 1959, before Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the union.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of stars
Noun
  • There was a small card with a graphic that pictured Wiley walking in the middle of Bluey and Bingo, two characters from the show.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Yes, literature takes us into characters’ minds, but film brings together photography and music in a way that books cannot.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of characters
Noun
  • In the videos, women share their transformations in which their post-divorce selves are often fitter, with clearer skin and a new wardrobe.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of selves
Noun
  • First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
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