Appearance and Embodiment

Appearance

Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.

Show all Definitions

Embodiment and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embodiment" instead a noun "Appearance".

Nearby Words: appear, appeared, appearing

Embodiment noun - A visible representation of something abstract (as a quality).

Show all Definitions

Appearance and embodiment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Embodiment".

Nearby Words: embody, embodied

human	human appearance	human embodiment
female	female appearance	female embodiment
physical	physical appearance	physical embodiment
full	full appearance	full embodiment
Other adjectives: complete, original, true, actual, real, monstrous, personal, new, general, visual, demonic, humanoid.

Final Fantasy IV: Zeromus is a grotesque, shapeless thing with a vaguely crustacean appearance, and the embodiment of the primal force of Hatred itself.

Source: Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu / Video Games
Super Robot Wars UX: Noval Dilan becomes the physical embodiment of Kali Yuga (with Durga's appearance) and grows to the size of a planet.

Source: Transformation of the Possessed
For a single panel, Thanos takes on this appearance in The Infinity Gauntlet after defeating Eternity and assuming his position as embodiment of the universe.

Source: Celestial Body

Cite this Source

Embodiment and Appearance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/embodiment

Appearance & Embodiment. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/embodiment>.

Embodiment or Appearance. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/embodiment.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "appearance" and "embodiment" have occurred on timeline