Synonyms for characterize
ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪzchar·ac·ter·ize

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1. characterize

   Synonyms:
   mark, distinguish, describe, particularize, style, designate, individualize, specify, identify

   Antonyms:
   hint, insinuate, sketch, suggest, adumbrate

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1. qualify, characterize, characteriseverb

   describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

   "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

   Synonyms:
   restrict, dispose, characterise, modify, stipulate, specify, qualify, measure up, condition

2. characterize, characteriseverb

   be characteristic of

   "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

   Synonyms:
   characterise, qualify

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1. • Distinguish
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1. characterizeverb

   Synonyms:
   distinguish, designate, mark

2. characterizeverb

   Synonyms:
   describe, set forth the character of, specify the peculiarities of

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1. characterizeverb

   Synonyms:
   distinguish

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1. List of paraphrases for "characterize":

   characterise, characterization, describe, characterisation

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How to use characterize in a sentence?

1. Josh King Madrid:

   When referring to human connection, the term frame describes the significance you assign to a given interaction and how you characterize what is happening.”

2. Bill Clinton:

   I don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped on crack and sent them out on the street to murder other African-American children, maybe you thought they were good citizens. Hillary Clinton didn't.

3. Daniel Ives:

   I would characterize this as white hot adoption out of the gate.

4. Stephen Lawson:

   Ron DeSantis was obviously talking about Florida not making the wrong decision to embrace the socialist policies that Andrew Gillum espouses. To characterize it as anything else is absurd.

5. Geoffroy Avard:

   We would like to characterize how life reclaims this environment, a main hypothesis from our study is that life in Costa Rica Poás volcano is able to survive on the fringes during these extreme environments. So we'd love to sample not only the crater lake but the shore line, connected groundwater systems, and anywhere where life might be harbored nearby.