Thesaurus results for ATTRIBUTES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of attribute

as in ascribes

to explain (something) as being the result of something else attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force

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as in explains

to give the reason for or cause of a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood

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attributes

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noun

plural of attribute

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind list the attributes of a mammal

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Recent Examples of attributes

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In some places, fish catches declined precipitously in medium depths, which Joye attributes to nutritionally barren conditions. —

Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Delta attributes nearly a quarter (24%) of its score to employee interactions with customers, and that score translates to 14% more revenue for seat miles, compared to Delta’s competitors. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026 Long attributes the surging interest among South Floridians to a growing desire to make new friends and get away from technology. —

Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 The utility attributes the increase to investments in new power generation for data centers and its transition to clean energy. —

Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Honest conversations with a ‘collision communicator’ While Coen attributes a lot of Lloyd’s breakout success to his work ethic and tenacity, the Jaguars’ head coach also believes the elevation of the linebacker’s skill set came out of in-depth discussions last offseason. —

Mike Kaye march 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026 Nagarjuna attributes this to the long absence of such films from Telugu screens – the mythological and devotional tradition of the 1950s and 60s had gone quiet, and audiences had missed it. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026 The report attributes much of this growth to the country’s aging housing stock. —

Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Lowe primarily attributes this behavior shift to warming waters from climate change. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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Going beyond the basics of a typical smart scale, the MorphoScan breaks down segmental muscle and fat for each arm, each leg, and your torso, similar to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which is essentially a medical imagery test to gauge these same attributes. —

Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026 Hints to motivations can be found by looking at California’s net out-migration stats by state and comparing those relocations with rankings of states for various attributes. —

Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 At the time of her nomination, Bondi seemed to have the attributes of an attorney general. —

Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Obama’s stone exterior has academics and architecture critics in mind; it’s loftily designed to resemble four hands coming together and comes with such other un-Trump-like attributes as a wetland walk and sustainable garden. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Boasting the complete libraries of MCU and Star Wars are undoubted attributes, but continually giving viewers new episodes of both in the same small stretch of time is an undeniable flex. —

Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 For nearly every sport, there are innate attributes that can give an athlete an edge. —

Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Building is a timepiece In the face of unfolding plans for demolition and redevelopment, preservationists fighting for the building’s survival view one of the structure’s greatest attributes being the physical incorporation of Timex’s identity as the iconic watchmaker into the main floor. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026 Our dynamic modern life demands similar attributes in our clothes. —

Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026

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Meanwhile, Brewer ascribes Starbucks’ success in Italy, where even the average person is a coffee connoisseur, to offering people, especially young people, a place to relax and enjoy a coffee.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
This breakup analysis ascribes no value to the companies being under the same corporate parent.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025