BODYING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

bodying

verb

present participle of body

as in embodying

to represent in visible form abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism

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disembodying

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Recent Examples of bodying Sometimes, telling the story of a life means bodying forth the form of things unknown. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 LaMelo Ball bodying up Noticing a more physical nature from LaMelo Ball this season? — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodying

Verb

Pattinson throws his whole being into embodying the ringmaster rapidly losing control of his circus.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
However, after embodying fussy dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock for Phantom Thread in 2017, Day-Lewis was once again claiming to be done with show business.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of embodying

Verb

With artificial intelligence permeating nearly every aspect of life, therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
When Slowing Things Down Actually Speeds Things Up Developing and expressing transformational care takes time.

— Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressing

Verb

Advertisement Perhaps more importantly, the bloc is incorporating climate into the core of its economic planning.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The score, composed by Damon Albarn, has a rough, analog feel to it, incorporating instruments like an Indonesian angklung.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026