CHARACTERS Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of character

as in symbols

a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the pictorial characters of the ancient Egyptians had long been a mystery

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as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits the junk dealer is certainly a character, but he's as honest as they come

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as in reputations

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general the general character of the business appears to be good

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as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind one of the distinguishing characters of mammals

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as in identities

the set of qualities that make a person different from other people she regards each of her children as having a distinctive character that should be valued for what it is

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as in personalities

the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others the basic character of the work requires that an employee be able to work quietly and independently

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as in people

a member of the human race you wouldn't believe what kind of characters hang around the bus station

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verb

present tense third-person singular of character

as in characterizes

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group formerly charactered as "the dark ages," that period of history may not have been quite so benighted as once thought

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Recent Examples of characters

Noun

Taissa Farmiga, who has played three different characters in the franchise, is among them. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Exactly 39 years after the debut of the iconic sitcom, a new sequel series hit Netflix on Thursday, blending a bunch of the beloved returning characters with a fresh class of freshmen. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 There would have been more room to let the romances simmer, to explore the nuances of each friendship, to flesh out some of the supporting characters. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Are Phoebe Bridgers’s and Merritt Wever’s characters based on real people? — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Consistency stays across the project, keeping characters, visual styles, voices, volume, and pacing aligned. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 Speculation about the three leads and how their characters relate to one another has trailed the project since it was unveiled. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Lee’s fiction, like 19th-century novels, seeks to engender sympathy by paying close attention to the lives of many varied characters. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 New characters are introduced, many interesting details are offered, yet the narration never loses its focus, every sentence adding to the characters’ mounting sense of powerlessness in the face of such a tragic death. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Jon Favreau tells Entertainment Weekly why Star Wars characters Ahsoka Tano and Thrawn don't make an appearance in The Mandalorian and Grogu. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 What would Six Flags look like without its most valuable properties like Looney Tunes and, especially, its DC Comics characters Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman? — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 KPop Demon Hunters characters Derpy Tiger and Sussie were also featured. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025 Netflix characters Derpy Tiger and Sussie from KPop Demon Hunters will also join the lineup. — Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

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The pink tour poster featured illustrations of doves carrying olive branches and symbols of the pro-Palestinian movement including a watermelon and the fishnet motif of keffiyeh fabric.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
This can only be achieved through in-person meetings, as human communication is the interactive process of sharing meaning, ideas and feelings through verbal and nonverbal symbols.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbols

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No documentarian has a better eye for intriguing oddballs than Errol Morris, who built his feature film career on drawing them out in conversation, from pet-cemetery owners in Gates of Heaven to small-town eccentrics in Vernon, Florida.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Definition of eccentrics

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All in with our ideas, our finances, our reputations and our relationships with customers.

— Jerry Bobb, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of reputations

Noun

Their experiments examined several characteristics associated with genuine antiferroelectric behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
According to the company, the five-minute flight allowed an initial evaluation of handling qualities, aerodynamic characteristics, and system performance, gathering data to guide the next testing phases.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristics

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Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Verb

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
The same patchwork that characterizes the languages and architecture of the city can also be seen in its class structure.

— Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026