Synonyms for character
ˈkær ɪk tərchar·ac·ter

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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.

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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

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1. fictional character, fictitious character, characternoun

   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, lineamentnoun

   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, fibrenoun

   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, personanoun

   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, casenoun

   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. characternoun

   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 referencenoun

   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 symbolnoun

   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. characterverb

   (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. characterverb

    engrave or inscribe characters on

Matched Categories

1. • Adult
   • Engrave
   • Imaginary Being
   • Portrayal
   • Repute
   • Trait

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1. characternoun

   Synonyms:
   mark, figure, sign, emblem, letter

2. characternoun

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

3. characternoun

   Synonyms:
   person, personage, individual

4. characternoun

   Synonyms:
   reputation, repute

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1. characternoun

   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. Tim Malloy:

   Yes she is a leader, but can she be trusted? Mixed review for Hillary Clinton on key character traits.

2. Helen Keller:

   Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

3. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   It reveals a lot about character. It reveals a lot about class, that Donald's instinct is to try to attack my wife and sully her. That should be beneath Donald, but the reason he's doing that is he had a very bad night.

4. Patrick Overton:

   Watch your thoughts they become words. Watch your words they become actions. Watch your actions they become habits. Watch your habits they become character. Watch your character it becomes your destiny.

5. Tom Sapp:

   It got on ESPN and I started getting calls from all over the country to help people concept and design an original character.