personal
Not for others
Personal relates to a particular person rather than to others or the public at large.
A personal opinion is your own; personal belongings are yours alone.
Personal matters are private: Let's not get personal.
A personal assistant works for one individual.
Personal can also mean directed at someone specifically, often critically: Don't take it personal.
In grammar, personal pronouns refer to specific persons (I, you, she).
Only one exists
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- individualityUnique personal character
- identityWho someone is
idiosyncrasy · peculiarity · selfhood · particularity · self-expression · signature · trademark · quirk
Control over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- choiceAct of selecting
self-reliance · empowerment · self-sufficiency · volition · self-direction · self-management · decision-making · self-control
Meant to stay secret
- secludedSet apart, private
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
hidden · restricted · undisclosed · concealed · guarded · sequestered · nonpublic · classified
State of proximity
- relationshipConnection between entities
- warmthHeat you feel
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- companionshipState of having company
trust · attachment · friendship · heartfelt · one-on-one · confidante · affection · bonding
Subjective personal belief
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- beliefTrust held as true
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
perception · feeling · judgment · preference · taste · sentiment · impression · interpretation
unique
Only one exists
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- individualityUnique personal character
identity · idiosyncrasy · peculiarity · selfhood · particularity · self-expression · signature · trademark · quirk · differentiation
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
choice · self-reliance · empowerment · self-sufficiency · volition · self-direction · self-management · decision-making · self-control · free will
confidential
Meant to stay secret
discreet · hidden · restricted · undisclosed · concealed · guarded · sequestered · nonpublic · classified · privileged
closeness
State of proximity
- relationshipConnection between entities
- warmthHeat you feel
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
companionship · trust · attachment · friendship · heartfelt · one-on-one · confidante · affection · bonding · tenderness
opinion
Subjective personal belief
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- beliefTrust held as true
bias · perception · feeling · judgment · preference · taste · sentiment · impression · interpretation · experience
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- presupuestodeficit, balance, familiar, municipal, federal
- Privateprivate, confidential, secret, hidden, concealed
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
personaluniversal
Affecting all equally
general · collective · common · shared · widespread
- in personBodily present somewhere
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- a personOne human being
- first personGrammatical self-reference perspective
- personal essaysNonfiction exploring the author's life
- missing personUnlocated person sought by authorities
person, personality, persona, persons, personally, impersonal, personable, personify, personnel