Thesaurus results for CHARACTERED

charactered

verb

past tense of character

as in characterized

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 charactered An earlier version of this story also incorrectly charactered Lyda Hill Philanthropies. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, protesters gathered in Times Square to stand against what organizers charactered as a war against Venezuela. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charactered

Verb

The result will be a continuation of the slow, attritional fighting that has characterized much of the war.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Phoenix characterized the chips, established the programming approach, and verified the resulting devices before delivery.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of characterized

Verb

His employees — asked to defend the team’s actions, and in some cases, prompted by Angels lawyers — described Skaggs as a drug addict and a poor pitcher.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
At the start of the trial, Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick Clancy described the horror of returning home to find his children.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

For nearly two decades, Rahul Gandhi has been portrayed as an entitled and ineffectual politician who could neither revive the Indian National Congress party nor challenge the iron rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— Rana Ayyub, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Multiple actresses portrayed the activist and icon on screen.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrayed

Verb

The study defined high-exposure counties as having median annual emissions of 51 pounds of ethylbenzene and 44 pounds of toulene.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026