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characterizes

VERB

typify, distinguish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

define describe identify indicate mark outline portray represent symbolize

STRONG

brand constitute delineate designate differentiate discriminate feature individualize individuate inform peg personalize pigeonhole signalize singularize stamp style typecast

WEAK

belong to button down make up peculiarize tab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse

STRONG

mix up

Example Sentences

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Venegas characterizes it as emblematic of her constant need to move and change, or her “stubborn way of living.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“I Shot Andy Warhol” characterizes Solanas in a way that neither the press nor her manifesto could.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

What it characterizes, again, completely without precedent, as core powers of the presidency among which it lists pardons.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Instead, you should watch policymakers’ economic forecasts for the remainder of the year, along with how Fed Chair Jerome Powell characterizes the latest impacts of global conflicts.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Our encounters always leave me weary of the glum contentment that characterizes my life.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel