Thesaurus results for CHARACTERIZE

characterize

verb

ˈker-ik-tə-ˌrīz

Definition of characterize

as in to describe

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group how would you characterize the mission of this environmental organization?

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Relevance

as in to distinguish

to be an important feature of an unsightly rash characterizes chicken pox

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Recent Examples of characterize Neither song has stopped naysayers from characterizing Anthrax as left-wing. — Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Numerous key Channel 4 suppliers characterized this hire as being one of the biggest decisions in Channel 4’s 43-year history. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Dispute over measure The two governments dispute how to characterize the measure. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 In total, Wax characterized the assortment as its largest denim offering to date, encompassing 15 washes, seven selvedge styles, two jackets and one shirt. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for characterize

Recent Examples of Synonyms for characterize

Verb

The optics are also described as being resistant to fast-moving fluids and particles, as well as to many chemicals.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For now, the court record describes a shipment declared as storage boxes, coolers and a chair that federal agents say instead contained firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an assortment of unfinished receivers and other gun parts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

The following books refuse to treat breakups as a singular ending or distinguish the breakup from the inevitable awakening.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The new analysis used the MagLab’s 21-tesla Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, which can distinguish an enormous number of compounds within extremely complex mixtures.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguish

Verb

Another poll, commissioned by an independent expenditure group supporting Raman, portrayed the race as a statistical tie, at least initially.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of portray

Verb

As Doo-sik, Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo is delivering the show’s defining performance with such vigor and charisma that Stone’s hand is, whether intentionally or not, tipped.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Born in Buenos Aires in 1959, Cerati rose to international prominence as the frontman, guitarist and creative force behind Soda Stereo, the pioneering band that helped define rock en español across the 1980s and ’90s.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026