Anthropomorphism is a literary and artistic technique where non-human entities are portrayed with human-like qualities such as thoughts, feelings, or even speech. Anthropomorphized is the past tense of anthropomorphize, which means to attribute human characteristics to non-human entities. Some synonyms for anthropomorphized are personified, humanized, given human qualities, and embodied with human-like traits. These synonyms are often used to describe animals, inanimate objects, or even abstract concepts that are depicted as having human-like traits. Anthropomorphized entities are commonly seen in cartoons, children's books, and mythology, where non-human characters come to life with human-like qualities.