characterization
nounDivide characterization into syllables:
char · ac · ter · i · za · tion
How to pronounce characterization:
Definition of characterization:
- characterization (noun):
- the act of characterizing
- a graphic or vivid verbal description.
- a word or short phrase used to describe someone or something
- the artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives
Synonyms for characterization:
acting
characterisation
delineation
depiction
enacting
enactment
epithet
interpretation
performance
performing
personation
picture
playing
portrait
portraiture
portrayal
representation
take
theatre
verbal description
word picture
word-painting
Antonyms for characterization:
cipher
cypher
mystery
nobody
nonentity
unknown
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