PHYSICALITY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

physicality

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Recent Examples of physicality Roberts credits his physicality to playing middle linebacker until his junior year of high school. — Pj Green october 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Altman’s physicality, vocal intonations and general creepiness are on full display channeled through Garfield for a man who simply should not be trusted or taken for his word. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 His physicality continues to set a tone in the back end of Miami’s defense. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Once again, Altman went out of his way to praise the physicality of Garfield’s performance. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physicality

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The styles embody Frisoni’s signature design philosophy which captures the tension between sensuality and ease.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
But the sensuality vibing between Elinor and Ferrars between meetings both furtive and not offers at least one romantic pairing to root for.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

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The rich textures and thick ambiance of The Eyes of Others are pure high modernist 1960s Italian cinema, but De Sica unfurls the film’s winding intrigues with a contemporary sense of suspense, carnality, and visual boldness.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
But as Maud's God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse's dedication.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

Definition of carnality

Noun

In other words, humans can act against the animal component of their nature and manifest their humanity by rejecting their animality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025
This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025

Definition of animality

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