characterise

Verb

Meaning

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

be characteristic of

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Synonyms

qualify characterize mark name feature represent condition describe marked indicate identify define label brand distinguish

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Antonyms

break disorder disrupt disperse confuse displace

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Hypernyms

mark distinguish remember differentiate think of

Hyponyms

mark define distinguish stamp differentiate individuate

Examples

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership. Irene Rosenfeld

You may have gathered that I am not the most cheerful of revellers - some characterise me as the death and soullessness of any party but it wasn't always so, believe me. Will Self

You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist Source: Internet

This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover Source: Internet

What characterizes a Venetian painting? Source: Internet

Critics of Chomsky often characterise his work, by contrast, as focused on English with Platonic idealization, a characterization which Chomskyans reject (see Universal Grammar ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

characterisability characterisable characterisation characterised by characteriser characterisic function