Synonyms for characterization
Most common
depiction delineation portrayal personation definition representation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Delineation
2. Portrayal
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of characterizing.
Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition
Related words
- Other spellings
- characterisation UK
Forms
- Plural
- characterizations → delineations, depictions, pictures, portrayals…
Example sentences
- depiction I think I am the depiction of God under his human form.
- portrayal Pornography is a sinful and immoral portrayal of human sexuality.
- definition I totally agree with his definition of friendship.
- representation This painting is a representation of a storm at sea.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| characterization | rising | |
| depiction | rising | |
| delineation | falling | |
| portrayal | rising | |
| personation | falling | |
| definition | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- picture2
- 9 letters
- depiction3, portrayal3, enactment3
- 10 letters
- definition4
- 11 letters
- designation4, delineation5, personation
- 13 letters
- specification5
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (picture2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- caractérisation
- Italiano
- caratterizzazione