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 Sieler is one of a handful of players who personifies what Sullivan and Hafley intend to build. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026 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

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Your performance really embodies the ambivalence of a soldier in a conflict like this, and yet it’s also filled with emotion.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
With his rooted presence and remarkable nuance, Nawazuddin embodies Mehboob’s essential contradictions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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