Thesaurus results for TRAITS

traits

noun

plural of trait

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind honesty is one of her defining traits

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Recent Examples of traits The truth is my friend has some very unsavory traits that make people want to tell him no. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Each zodiac sign is linked to a birthstone that is believed to amplify certain personality traits or energies. — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 The character’s occasional negative personality traits take center stage in the biopic, and Sessa found those emotions were already in his toolbox. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 That set of complementing traits paired perfectly with Karl-Anthony Towns as Robinson could bring a different dynamic to the floor— anchoring defensive units and adding extra possessions for the offense to take advantage of. — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Fourteen genes found in modern gray wolves were edited to match specific extinct traits. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Chris Roland-Wallace One of Roland-Wallace’s defining traits, which took him from California high school football to the NFL, is his determination. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Getting there defied logic and demanded resilience, traits that have defined this club during a chaotic season. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Banner warns that judging which evolutionary traits are good or bad is an ethical slippery slope. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for traits

Noun

The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
These characteristics reduce risk and increase confidence that the business will continue performing after the ownership changes hands.

— Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

But these technical qualities only throw into relief the plastic, uncanny-valley feel of the characters whizzing about this latter-day Skull Island.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Those qualities don’t usually make it into rom-coms like this one, about the relationship between Monica Barbaro’s commercial-jingle singer Allie and Callum Turner’s pizza-shop owner Owen.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of qualities

Noun

Reese and Styles were this draft’s best athletes, and there were other safeties in this class with better physical attributes, but Downs was the best pure football player in the class.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Anderson said the discussion isn’t an attack on e-bikes, which have positive attributes.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of attributes

Noun

Many of the original features have been preserved, including two magnificent fireplaces with bread ovens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Regardless, work will continue on the underground security features of the ballroom project while construction of the main building is battled over in court.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of features

Noun

The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
Political discussions on social media are often dominated by competing attributions of more and more insidious motives to people on the other side.

— Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026