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as in eccentric
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 morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
we need more people of sound character in public office
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as in reputation
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 characteristic
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 identity
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 self
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 person
a member of the human race
you wouldn't believe what kind of characters hang around the bus station
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as in to characterize
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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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
characterless suburban houses that have nothing going for them but their newness
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as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
a characterless person who never has an opinion of his own
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Recent Examples of character
Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Scott Caan led the series alongside Dania Ramirez, whose character was killed off at the end of season 2.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 June 2025
In every season of Emily in Paris, Collin's character, PR girl Emily Cooper, has gamely served up memorable hair moments courtesy of the show's award-winning hairstylist Mike Desir.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 June 2025
It was handled by ILM (led by VFX supervisor Craig Hammack and animation supervisor Matthew Shumway), which had to address the furry dog-like character’s unique shape and size, and iconic large eyes.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
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Urie reflected on his legacy role as Marc St. James in Ugly Betty, one of the earliest openly gay characters on network television, and the tension of living authentically in an industry that didn’t fully accept queerness at the time.
—Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Scott Caan led the series alongside Dania Ramirez, whose character was killed off at the end of season 2.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 June 2025
In every season of Emily in Paris, Collin's character, PR girl Emily Cooper, has gamely served up memorable hair moments courtesy of the show's award-winning hairstylist Mike Desir.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 June 2025
It was handled by ILM (led by VFX supervisor Craig Hammack and animation supervisor Matthew Shumway), which had to address the furry dog-like character’s unique shape and size, and iconic large eyes.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for character
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In one respect, at least—as a symbol for present-day America—the vehicle really could not be improved.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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John Brink, a Rand McNally cartographer, came up with a solution: Creating symbols for highways that were printed on the road maps and also put on signs attached to electrical and telephone poles along those roads.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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To take her mind off him, Agathe meets an Austen-like family of eccentrics running the retreat and the sometimes pretentious writers attending it.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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To catch up on his late rent, Winston talks himself into a job at We Deliver, a transportation company with a colorful clientele whose requests can’t help but loosen one’s morality.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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With childhood increasingly recognized as a distinct stage of life and education in the later nineteenth century, school texts and children’s books were one way to suggest to children a certain sort of morality and social grounding.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2025
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With its reputation as a culinary destination solidified, the InterContinental Danang just opened another ambitious fine-dining restaurant, Tingara.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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The truth about the incident at the Stade de France came out quicker compared to Hillsborough, but the Reds’ reputation had once again been questioned and stained.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Besides searching for the likes of methane and ammonia, the characteristics of the planet's atmosphere discernible to JWST could point to which formation model – core accretion or disk instability – is the correct one, or even whether a brand new formation model is needed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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And with the committed partnership of Telefilm Canada, those stories are reaching audiences at home and abroad, defining not just Canadian animation, but Canadian identity itself.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The atmosphere would have been difficult for any Israeli physician, but for Qasem Hassan the challenge was compounded by her background and identity.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Despite the usual magnitude of Pride festivities in the nation's capital, Pride organizers say the current political environment has dampened the excitement surrounding the celebration of life and self expression.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Waterbury man deserves a new trial because his jury wasn’t told to consider his right of self defense before convicting him of manslaughter for shooting to death a bystander during a gunfight on a city street.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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The figures’ heads reach the top corners, and the person on the left seems to have an outstretched arm.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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During prison or jail time, the person behind bars can no longer make much money themselves, and often other family members have to adjust — staying home or cutting their hours, for instance, to care for children.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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“Character.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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