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

Their work on ‘Daruma’ showed an ability to tell a story involving disability with authenticity, humor, and humanity, without ever allowing disability to define the characters. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 And then there is Cape Verde’s 40-year-old Vozinha, whose remarkable 2026 World Cup run offered another reminder of why goalkeepers can become some of soccer’s most compelling characters. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Her characters appears to startle Jeanie in one photo, clad in a chic black and gold ensemble. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 On the plus side, Ritchson and Wilson display a winning chemistry, their contrasting physicality and acting styles working perfectly for their characters. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 These two characters can’t really fully be themselves with anybody but each other. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Details about their characters are being kept under wraps right now. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 The entire ensemble of cast led by Manoj, Divya, and Boman bring an incredible depth to their characters. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 But that show mostly reserved its highest stakes for characters who didn't have an appointment with the Original Trilogy. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 27 Aug. 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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McDonald’s is one of many potent symbols of Americana that’s proliferating in China.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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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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Your collaborations not only improve your leadership capability but also help your team to function and improve their problem-solver and collaborator reputations.

— Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Companies have employees to attract, communities to operate in, customers to earn, stakeholders to serve, reputations to protect.

— Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reputations

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Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the team, each of those characteristics plays out similarly in real fish of various sizes across different ecological niches.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of characteristics

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Criminals can automate attacks, create convincing synthetic identities and scale fraud operations more efficiently than ever before.

— Sandy Anderson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The declaration, which was the result of over two decades of deliberation, emphasized the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain their cultural identities and to be free from discrimination.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of identities

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Conferences have rushed to ban it, while prominent personalities like Ohio State's Ryan Day have spoken out against it.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The stars vying for this year’s Mirrorball trophy include actors, reality TV personalities and a Paralympian gold medalist.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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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