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

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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

How to pronounce character?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use character in a sentence?

1. Alice Wu:

   I take a character who in a million years would never think she'd be the main character in a movie... but here I make her front and center. I think that's her emotional journey, as she goes from being like an afterthought in the school to being the main character -- like, really owning it in her life, i think that's probably true for a lot of us... we might think about ourselves a lot and we're self-absorbed, but we don't always see ourselves as the main characters in our life.

2. H. Jackson Brown Jr.:

   Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

3. Jim Rohn:

   Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

4. Anuj Somany:

   Seek isolation as much as possible from time to time for it gives fuel for own mind ignition to do the right introspection and, importantly, do the correct identification of others character and intention.

5. Abigail Adams:

   The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.

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