Incarnation

/ˌɪŋ.kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "incarnation" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Strong matches (27)

Verb(1 words)
incarnating

Related words (45)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: embodiment, personification, acting, actuality, angelophany.
  • Sentence evidence is available for incarnation, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "incarnation".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "incarnation"

Keep "incarnation" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "incarnation" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "incarnation", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "incarnation" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries

More specific

6 entries
divine incarnationepitomehuman incarnationmetempsychosisposter childrebirth

Collocations

6 entries
divine incarnationhistorical incarnationhuman incarnationincarnation doctrinemetaphysical incarnationreincarnation

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

About two centuries after the formation of the first World State, the President of the World declared that the time was ripe for a formal union of science and religion, and called a conference of the leaders of these two great disciplines. Upon that island in the Pacific which had become the Mecca of cosmopolitan sentiment, and was by now one vast many-storied, and cloud-capped Temple of Peace, the heads of Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Hinduism, the Regenerate Christian Brotherhood and the Modern Catholic Church in South America, agreed that their differences were but differences of expression. One and all were worshippers of the Divine Energy, whether expressed in activity, or in tense stillness. One and all recognized the saintly Discoverer as either the last and greatest of the prophets or an actual incarnation of divine Movement. And these two concepts were easily shown, in the light of modern science, to be identical.

Source: tatoeba (8877804)

More than seven decades after the big war, Japanese still do not tend to Christianity. I think that Japan's Shintoism is like India's Hinduism. These religions just absorb foreign elements. Some Hindus believe that Jesus Christ was an incarnation of Vishnu. He may be one of the "kami" in Shintoism.

Source: tatoeba (10546709)

In the Hindu religion, an "avatar" is an incarnation, in tangible human or animal form, of an ethereal deity.

Source: tatoeba (10906091)

You're the incarnation of Peter Pan.

Source: tatoeba (11472193)

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "incarnation"?

Closest matches include embodiment, personification, acting, actuality, angelophany.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "incarnation"?

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