Synonyms for characterization
ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃənchar·ac·ter·i·za·tion

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1. word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisationnoun

   a graphic or vivid verbal description

   "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"

   Synonyms:
   personation, portrayal, flick, portraying, mental picture, film, moving picture, depicting, impression, depiction, limning, picture, motion-picture show, video, ikon, movie, scene, delineation, characterisation, word-painting, pic, line drawing, exposure, image, photo, motion picture, pictorial matter, photograph, icon, enactment, painting, word picture, moving-picture show, picture show

2. characterization, characterisationnoun

   the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

   "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"

   Synonyms:
   depiction, characterisation, personation, word-painting, delineation, word picture, portrayal, enactment, picture

3. portrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

   Synonyms:
   portraiture, portrayal, personation, characterisation, portraying, enactment, depiction, word-painting, depicting, portrait, act, passage, impersonation, word picture, picture, delineation

Matched Categories

1. • Acting
   • Description

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1. characterizationnoun

   Synonyms:
   designation (of properties), specification

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1. List of paraphrases for "characterization":

   characterisation, characterizing, characterize, qualification, profiling, identification, fingerprinting

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How to use characterization in a sentence?

1. Kris Sperry:

   Having seen what I’ve seen with Ms. Zeni, I think that is frankly a good characterization.

2. Elisa Resconi:

   If the characterization of the site proves to be excellent, one could consider how a full-scale neutrino observatory might be deployed on a relatively fast timescale thanks to the existing deep-water infrastructure, a neutrino detector array operated in the Pacific would ideally complement IceCube and its second generation at South Pole.

3. Robert Menendez:

   Unlike President Obama's characterization of those who have raised serious questions about the agreement, or who have opposed it, I did not vote for the war in Iraq, I opposed it, unlike the Vice President and the Secretary of State, who both supported it, i know that, in many respects, it would be far easier to support this deal, as it would have been to vote for the war in Iraq at the time. But I didn't choose the easier path then, and I'm not going to now.

4. Marine Corps spokesperson:

   Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is no longer on active duty and was separated from the service on Dec. 24, 2021, out of respect for the privacy rights afforded uniformed service members, we have nothing further to add regarding his status or the characterization of his service in the Marine Corps.

5. Congressman Davis for many years:

   She has a very creative imagination. And I think she dreams up all these things that she says she's done, she has attempted to paint me as somebody( who), when I hear her characterization, I sometimes have to wonder who she's talking about.