Synonyms of characterizes

characterizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of characterize

1

as in describes

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

how would you characterize the mission of this environmental organization?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• portrays
• defines
• represents
• depicts
• identifies
• characters
• classifies
• types
• indicates
• categorizes
• specifies
• distinguishes
• pigeonholes
• individualizes
• colors
• particularizes
• marks
• stamps
• names

2

as in distinguishes

to be an important feature of

an unsightly rash characterizes chicken pox

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distinguishes
• marks
• differentiates
• individualizes
• customizes
• particularizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of characterizes

The network characterizes the request for edits as something that should be happening in the newsroom. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 June 2026

Resilience characterizes many young basketball players at SCC Dixon said. — Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

The Padres scored in the seventh because of another thing that characterizes the young Nationals, who are 28-28. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

In the past couple of decades, however, Czernowin has deëmphasized the frantic gesturing that characterizes so much latter-day modernism. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

While the blood-brain barrier may be unfamiliar to many, Papapetropoulos characterizes it simply as the brain’s security system. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Near the end of the play, Majok’s script becomes, like Mann’s score, flatter and broader in its messaging, losing some of its sharpness of observation, and the humor that characterizes Kaysen’s memoir fades. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2026

Under that view, a taxpayer who actively participates in management should not receive the benefit simply because state law characterizes the interest as a limited partnership interest. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

The conflation of multimodality and hypertextuality has been labeled hypermodality by researchers in order to highlight that the dynamic web of connectivity that characterizes hypertexts goes beyond monomodal texts with recurrent and recognizable characteristics. — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026