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

Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

In October 2019, China paused sponsorship deals with the National Basketball Association after Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey posted online in support of protests in Hong Kong, which Beijing characterizes as separatist and seditious. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Then comes the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which Montefiore characterizes as epochal in its impact. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

The younger Paul’s relationship with Braunstein, however, was cold — ever since Les Paul died in 2009 of severe pneumonia complications amid what Gene characterizes as communication issues between Braunstein and the family. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Yet recent rhetoric from City Hall characterizes CARE as a success. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

While the same anthropologists also emphasize that some hunter-gatherers are very unequal and that equality takes deliberate effort, the prevailing impression is that equality characterizes hunter-gatherers, past and present. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Fortescue characterizes Aston’s stance as a minority opinion. — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

In a defense memo, Pattis characterizes Diamantis as a broken and financially ruined former politician and lawyer who at 70 might not survive a long prison sentence. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026