Synonyms for personal

Synonyms for (noun) personal

Synonyms: personal

Definition: a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

Similar words: news article, news story, newspaper article

Definition: an article reporting news


Synonyms for (adj) personal

Synonyms: personal

Definition: particular to a given individual

Similar words: subjective

Definition: taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

Usage: a subjective judgment


Synonyms: personal

Definition: concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

Usage: a personal favor; for your personal use; personal papers; I have something personal to tell you; a personal God; he has his personal bank account and she has hers

Similar words: ad hominem

Definition: appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)

Usage: ad hominem arguments


Similar words: face-to-face

Definition: in each other's presence

Usage: a face-to-face encounter


Similar words: individual, private

Definition: concerning one person exclusively

Usage: we all have individual cars; each room has a private bath


Similar words: personalised, personalized, individualised, individualized

Definition: made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

Usage: personalized luggage; personalized advice


Similar words: in the flesh, in-person

Definition: an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence

Usage: he carried out the negotiations in person; a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh


Similar words: ain, own

Definition: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

Usage: for your own use; do your own thing; she makes her own clothes; `ain' is Scottish


Similar words: personalized

Definition: pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively

Usage: unnecessarily personalized remarks


Similar words: person-to-person

Definition: involving direct communication or contact between persons or parties

Usage: a person-to-person interview; person-to-person telephone calls


Similar words: private

Definition: concerning things deeply private and personal

Usage: private correspondence; private family matters


Synonyms: personal

Definition: intimately concerning a person's body or physical being

Usage: personal hygiene

Similar words: physical

Definition: involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

Usage: physical exercise; physical suffering; was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance


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