All characterize synonyms
char·ac·ter·ize
C c verb characterize
- portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- represent — to present again or anew.
- outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- symbolize — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- define — to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- constitute — If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing.
- inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- differentiate — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- peg — a female given name, form of Peggy.
- individualize — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
- typecast — to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
- individuate — to form into an individual or distinct entity.
- delineate — If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- signalize — to make notable or conspicuous.
- discriminate — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- stamp — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- singularize — to make singular.
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- make up — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- tab — ht
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- distinguish — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- typify — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- set apart — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.