PERSONALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

personally

adverb

ˈpərs-nə-lē

Definition of personally

as in immediately

in person and usually privately the hostess told me personally that I was invited

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Recent Examples of personally Risley maintains that those works belong to him personally rather than to his company. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Weiss has personally been involved in stories about Israeli settler violence. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Both of their owners, Christopher Foyle and Toby Blackwell, had contacted Daunt personally to offer him their failing enterprises; Daunt had come up with a rescue method. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Trump personally signed the legislation just last month and his move came just two days before a deadline set in the law itself for its implementation. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally

Adverb

Federal policy now allows businesses to deduct domestic research costs immediately, leaving more capital available for engineers, prototypes, and equipment.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There was little in the way of heavy equipment immediately available.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of immediately

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Ding was charged in 2024 with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two companies based in China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Bishop Felix Davidek responded by secretly ordaining married men and some women, including Ludmila Javorová.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026