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

The characters seem to represent facets of brakence’s identity, while the songs on marroW blur the line between diegetic worldbuilding and glimpses of his real life. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026 Sir Patrick Stewart's most famous characters tackled concepts such as honor, morality and courage. — Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 New characters in the film franchise are played by the likes of Mckenna Grace, Glenn Close and Whitney Peak, among others. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Saunders’s novel mixes his characters’ epitaph-like accounts of their lives and other dialogue with real text from the historical record, blurring the boundary between speech, which rises in living time, and writing, which exists outside it. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Stephenson points to substantial similarities in the plot, sequence of events and characters, among other things. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 On Saturday’s opening night in Westport the audience seemed to react particularly strongly to the characters’ more realistic relationship struggles and weren’t as responsive to the military skullduggery. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 Pair a winning culture of a respected NBA franchise with a top five talent like Giannis Antetokounmpo and blockbuster is supposed to happen, if the main characters stay healthy, everyone buys in, and the sports Gods are kind. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The Dolphins have had a fairly loose locker room all season among colorful personalities such as running back Ollie Gordon II, serious characters such as linebacker Jordyn Brooks, and team leaders such as quarterback Malik Willis. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for characters

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Identities are concealed and participants often act as a group, sometimes attacking symbols of capitalism such as luxury stores.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Gonzalez painted Monarch butterflies, too, symbols of ancestors in the Mexican culture, particularly important around Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, in early November.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of symbols

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Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eccentrics

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But beauty is a highly emotional, high-trust consumer vertical, unlike tech and gaming, which have historically more utilitarian reputations.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
But the reputations of tech companies and their leaders have suffered, creating a barrier to the deep trust required for these essential sectors.

— Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of reputations

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Researchers examined material imperfections and electrical characteristics that can introduce parasitic effects.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of characteristics

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Khirani told me that guides have to submit their plans to the military, including the identities of guests and staff, along with car registration numbers.

— Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
The chief declined to share specifics about what happened and did not immediately release the victims' identities.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of identities

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Magnet Originals will provide advice and production support for media personalities, including Justin Tranter, Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, and former NBA star Byron Scott.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
From decorating the tree and baking cookies to Champagne toasts and Rinna dancing atop the dining table, the family brings their personalities to a series of festive moments, all dressed in Express.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of personalities

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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

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