Characterize

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/

Synonyms for "characterize" (167 found)

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Closest matches (34)

act adumbrate arguebe characteristicbe indicative ofbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbespeak betokenblock outbrandbring to lifecatch a likenesschalk outcharacter chart connote define delineate demarcate

Verb(6 words)

analyzeassign traitbehavioralize characterise define defines

Noun(7 words)

animal character statusattribute a flawattributesconduct profilecyberbulliesdanish stilhed tonedefining word

Adjective(1 words)

cognitive attribute

Strong matches (50)

denominate denote depict descent describe diagram differentiate disclose display distinguish draft draw earmark entail evoke expressgive evidencegive tokengive words tohighlight

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hinthit offidentify indicate individualize individuate involve

Verb(9 words)

depict depicts describe described describes featurized hallmarked identify incarnate

Noun(10 words)

depicting actiondescribing flavor flavourfossil imprint texturegenotype hallmark hallmarking hallmarks individualizing

Adjective(4 words)

descriptive labelfacettedfuzzy decision makingindividuated lesson

Related words (83)

keynote label limn manifest map markmark offmark outmean notate note outline paint peculiarize personalize picture picturize portray print proclaim

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qualify register render represent revealrough outrub schematizeset apartset forthset the paceset the toneshow signalize signify skeleton sketch sortsound the keynotestampstand forstyle suggest symbolize symptomatize symptomizetake a rubbingtestify tracetrace outtrace overtypify write

Verb(7 words)

labeled portray portrayed portraying profiled qualify typified

Noun(20 words)

more definingmost labelednote capture methodpeople profileprofile dataprofiles profilingsoil attributespeed descriptorstate of present momentstructure descriptorswedish attributswedish ärterm as descriptorterm of descriptiontermstrait labeltypifyingtypifying illustration

Adjective(3 words)

noticeable attributeplain color patternunseen attribute

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries

analyze differentiate distinguish explain mark remember summarizethink of

More specific

6 entries

character traitsclassify datadetail featureslist traitsmodel behaviormotivations

Collocations

6 entries

characterize behaviorcharacterize resultscharacterize the charactercharacterize the datacharacterize the phenomenoncharacterize traits

Inflections

3 entries

characterized characterizes characterizing

Derivations

5 entries

characterizable characterizably characterization characterizer recharacterize

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

To one of the head psychologists, the depression criteria didn't quite characterize this group of girls.

Source: tatoeba (790908)

Is this kid autistic or does he have ADHD? His behavior is hard to characterize either way.

Source: tatoeba (790909)

Drunken fights and more drunken sex characterize their excuse for a relationship.

Source: tatoeba (790910)

If you had to characterize your wife in three words, which ones would you pick?

Source: tatoeba (790911)

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