Synonyms for character
ˈkær ɪk tər

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1. fictional character, fictitious character, character(noun)

   an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

   "she is the main character in the novel"

   Synonyms:
   fibre, grapheme, type, character reference, graphic symbol, reference, fiber, quality, fictional character, fictitious character, role, case, part, theatrical role, eccentric, lineament, persona

2. quality, character, lineament(noun)

   a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

   "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

   Synonyms:
   fibre, grapheme, type, feature, character reference, caliber, graphic symbol, lineament, fiber, quality, role, fictional character, fictitious character, timber, case, part, persona, reference, theatrical role, tone, eccentric, timbre, calibre

3. character, fiber, fibre(noun)

   the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

   "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

   Synonyms:
   fibre, type, character reference, graphic symbol, reference, fiber, grapheme, fictional character, fictitious character, role, case, part, roughage, lineament, vulcanized fiber, theatrical role, eccentric, quality, persona

4. character, role, theatrical role, part, persona(noun)

   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

   "she played the part of Desdemona"

   Synonyms:
   graphic symbol, type, role, reference, case, piece, eccentric, fictitious character, theatrical role, portion, fibre, function, grapheme, section, quality, constituent, fictional character, share, division, part, purpose, fiber, contribution, component, use, region, image, persona, component part, percentage, parting, character reference, office, lineament, voice

5. character, eccentric, type, case(noun)

   a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

   "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

   Synonyms:
   display case, role, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, eccentric, fictitious character, theatrical role, guinea pig, fount, flake, eccentric person, quality, casing, fictional character, reference, event, part, subject, grapheme, example, vitrine, cause, shell, causa, fiber, slip, compositor's case, geek, caseful, grammatical case, oddball, persona, face, showcase, typesetter's case, fibre, graphic symbol, character reference, sheath, typeface, lineament, lawsuit, pillowcase, suit

6. character(noun)

   good repute

   "he is a man of character"

   Synonyms:
   fibre, type, character reference, graphic symbol, reference, fiber, grapheme, fictional character, fictitious character, role, case, part, lineament, theatrical role, eccentric, quality, persona

7. character, reference, character reference(noun)

   a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

   "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

   Synonyms:
   reference point, type, role, reference, cite, case, eccentric, fictitious character, theatrical role, fibre, reference work, address, acknowledgment, quality, point of reference, fictional character, reference book, quotation, part, computer address, grapheme, denotation, consultation, source, fiber, book of facts, persona, extension, mention, citation, graphic symbol, character reference, credit, lineament

8. character, grapheme, graphic symbol(noun)

   a written symbol that is used to represent speech

   "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

   Synonyms:
   fibre, type, character reference, graphic symbol, reference, fiber, grapheme, fictional character, fictitious character, role, case, part, lineament, theatrical role, eccentric, quality, persona

9. character(verb)

   (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

   Synonyms:
   fibre, type, character reference, graphic symbol, reference, fiber, grapheme, fictional character, fictitious character, role, case, part, lineament, theatrical role, eccentric, quality, persona

10. character(verb)

    engrave or inscribe characters on

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. character

   Character is what one is; reputation, what he is thought to be; his record is the total of his known action or inaction. As a rule, a man's record will substantially express his character; his reputation may be higher or lower than his character or record will justify. Repute is a somewhat formal word, with the same general sense as reputation. One's nature includes all his original endowments or propensities; character includes both natural and acquired traits. We speak of one's physical constitution as strong or weak, etc., and figuratively, always with the adjective, of his mental or moral constitution. Compare CHARACTERISTIC.

   Synonyms:
   constitution, disposition, genius, nature, personality, record, reputation, spirit, temper, temperament

   Preposition:
   The witness has a character for veracity; his character is above suspicion; the character of the applicant.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. character

   Synonyms:
   symbol, letter, nature, type, disposition, genius, temperament, cast, estimation, repute, office, reputation, part, capacity, class, order, sort, stamp, kind, quality, species, sign, tone, mark, figure, record

   Antonyms:
   vagueness, anonymousness, nondescription, disrepute

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. character(n.)

   Synonyms:
   mark, figure, sign, emblem, letter

2. character(n.)

   Synonyms:
   constitution, quality, nature, disposition, cast, turn, bent

3. character(n.)

   Synonyms:
   person, personage, individual

4. character(n.)

   Synonyms:
   reputation, repute

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. character(n)

   Synonyms:
   personality, nature, individuality

   Associated words:
   ethology, ethologist

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1. List of paraphrases for "character":

   nature, characters, trait, personality, characteristics, traits, temper, carácter, personage, characteristic, char, status, typeface, reputation

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How to use character in a sentence?

1. Anuj Somany:

   A person can always know the character of the people by their face, but it is possible perhaps only to one who says only what he means and, therefore, remains often on the life's challenging phase.

2. Chris Shoemaker:

   The Morris Award committee wants a distinct voice that takes readers to new places, they have exemplary voice, as well as strong world-building and character development.

3. Michelle Obama:

   This is the America on display for the next generation,a nation that is underperforming not simply on matters of policy but on matters of character.

4. L?Estrange:

   Some people, you would think, are made up of nothing but title and genealogy; the stamp of dignity defaces in them the very character of humanity, and transports them to such a degree of haughtiness that they reckon it below them to exercise good nature or good manners.

5. Stephen Hearst:

   My logic back then was very simple, this was an opportunity to clarify the record, to draw the distinction between the fictional character of Charlie Kane and his gloomy Xanadu and WR Hearst and his beautiful architectural masterpiece at the top of the hill at San Simeon.

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