CHARACTER SKETCH Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

character sketch

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Recent Examples of character sketch Back at home, Score starts with a rough character sketch of her protagonists and then fleshes out the scenes, writing in strict 25-minute increments. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The profile of investors in English football clearly echoes that belief.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Airborne testing The 82nd Airborne Division brings a particularly demanding operational profile to the evaluation.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of profile

Noun

But only one character provided an enigmatic answer when asked about their past this episode, and that’s Sheriff Kane.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026
For the first time, Monken and everyone atop the Browns’ organization are being forced to publicly confront the fact that Watson represents more of this team’s rancid past than anything to do with a future-facing program.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of past

Noun

His obituary described him as an avid golfer, fisherman and gardener who is survived by two sons, his mother, two brothers and his dog, Merle.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
According to an obituary, Santana was a 2018 graduate of Eli Whitney Technical High School who loved race cars and car racing.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of obituary

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Supporters of Beaver’s Mini Mart have attacked Buc-ee’s online and boycotted the stores, and the mini mart's home city passed a resolution making the beaver an official part of its history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
To stay here is to sleep among centuries of history—something the property is eager to remind you of at every turn.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of history

Noun

Their stories are not chronicles of any time, place, or personality, but testimonies to the human spirit.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
But unlike Brief History, which includes gay characters but mostly isn’t about them, The Disappearers also belongs with those earlier chronicles of gay America that Jordan and Eddy name-check, especially John Rechy’s The Sexual Outlaw.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

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