PERSONA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PERSONA?

Need another word that means the same as “persona”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “persona” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Persona” are: image, character, part, role, theatrical role, face, public face, personality, identity, self, front, facade, mask, guise, exterior

Persona as a Noun

Definitions of "Persona" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “persona” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others.
• An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
• A role or character adopted by an author, actor, etc. or in a game.
• A personal facade that one presents to the world.
• (in Jungian psychology) the outer or assumed aspect of character.
• (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world.

Synonyms of "Persona" as a noun (15 Words)

character	A person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character. Shady characters.
exterior	(in filming) an outdoor scene. The museum has a modern exterior.
facade	A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant. Her flawless public facade masked private despair.
face	A vertical surface of a building or cliff. We can often see the dark face of the moon by earthshine.
front	The part of a garment covering a person s front. She put on a brave front.
guise	An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something. Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them.
identity	Exact sameness. She guessed the identity of his lover.
image	A person or thing that closely resembles another. Although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry.
mask	A party of guests wearing costumes and masks. His face was a mask of rage.
part	A melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a particular voice or instrument in a musical work. They resisted every effort on his part.
personality	The complex of all the attributes–behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental–that characterize a unique individual. She had a sunny personality that was very engaging.
public face	A body of people sharing some common interest.
role	An actor’s portrayal of someone in a play. Play its role.
self	Used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else. To love in an unpossessive way implies the total surrender of self.
theatrical role	A performance of a play.

Usage Examples of "Persona" as a noun

• Chris adds that his media persona does not match reality.
• Persona and anima switch roles and merge in slow, smooth ways.
• His screen persona occasionally grates.
• Bowie burned through one persona after another.
• The real-world figure didn't quite match up to his muscle-bound, weapon-clad online persona.
• Her public persona has been sold to millions of women as the ideal.

Associations of "Persona" (30 Words)

acting	The performance of a part or role in a drama. She studied acting in New York.
actor	A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television. In war one must be a good actor.
aerial	Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air- Thomas Carlyle. Aerial bombardment of civilian targets.
assumed	Adopted in order to deceive. A man living under an assumed name.
character	A characteristic especially one that assists in the identification of a species. The island is full of character.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. Concoct a strange mixture.
drama	A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. An afternoon of high drama at Wembley.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fictitious	Occurring in or invented for fiction. A fictitious address.
figment	A contrived or fantastic idea. A figment of the imagination.
film	Make a film or photograph of something. She glowered at the television crew who were filming them.
histrionic	Denoting a personality disorder marked by shallow volatile emotions and attention-seeking behaviour. He loved the theatre and everything which savoured of histrionics.
imaginary	(of a number or quantity) expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number (usually the square root of −1, represented by i or j). A small child s imaginary friends.
imitative	Marked by or given to imitation. I found the film pretentious and imitative.
individuate	Give individual shape or form to. Language that individuates his memories.
performer	An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. A circus performer.
pretended	Adopted in order to deceive. Eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.
protagonist	A person who backs a politician or a team etc. The hard boiled protagonist of the movie Blade Runner.
role	The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group. What is your role on the team.
serial	Pertaining to or composed in serial technique. A new three part drama serial.
sham	Pretend to be or to be experiencing. George abhorred sham and affectation.
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. She could see white streaks in his beard.
television	An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. The days before television.
tendency	A group within a larger political party or movement. Fabric with a tendency to shrink.
theatrical	Relating to acting, actors, or the theatre. A boarding house that catered for theatricals.
traitorous	Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous. A lying traitorous insurrectionist.
tv	An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. The British call a tv set a telly.
type	Write by means of a keyboard with types. The kidney was typed.
unsubstantial	Lacking material form or substance; unreal. A pretty if unsubstantial cubist composition.
video	Computer science the appearance of text and graphics on a video display. They sat down to watch a video.