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Synonyms for personal

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

private individual particular intimate

All synonyms

Noun

individual, private, intimate, particular, special, privy, familiar, peculiar, inmost

Adjective

physical, carry-on, sundry, personable dated rare

Antonyms

public, common, impersonal

All antonyms of personal →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.

  2. adj. 1

    Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

Related words

Word family
personalize personally personalty personalzine perzine personality personnel
Phrases
personal flotation device personal digital assistant personal estate personal locator beacon personal organizer personal property personal column personal computer

Forms

Plural
personals → individuals, privates, intimates, particulars…

Example sentences

  • private He covered the whole continent in his private jet.
  • individual An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
  • particular I mean students in general, but not in particular.
  • intimate Sami had intimate knowledge of Layla's daily life.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
personalsteady
privatesteady
individualsteady
particularsteady
intimaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
privy2
6 letters
sundry2, inmost
7 letters
special2, private2
8 letters
physical3, familiar3, intimate3, peculiar3
10 letters
individual5, particular4, personable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (privy2 = 2 syllables).