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in person

ADVERB
directly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candidly honestly openly personally
WEAK
literally plainly point-blank truthfully unequivocally verbatim without prevarication word for word
Antonyms
WEAK
indirectly
ADVERB
personally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly individually privately
WEAK
alone by oneself for one's part for oneself in one's own view in the flesh individualistically narrowly on one's own solely specially subjectively
Antonyms
WEAK
generally objectively

Example Sentences

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Doing taxes used to be a very high-touch process, where you’d meet in person with your preparer and hand over all your documents, and they’d complete your return right in front of you.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Although Tiger will not be joining us in person next week, his presence will be felt here in Augusta.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

On Wednesday, Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court arguments in person.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Hu went to view the flat in person and felt he and Priestley had a rapport.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The picture on the box makes it look like he’s got a full head of hair, but in person he’s almost bald.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.