Definition of characterized

"characterized" in the verb sense

1. qualify, characterize, characterise

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"

"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

2. characterize, characterise

be characteristic of

"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

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Quotations for characterized

Utopia! such is the name with which ignorance, folly, and incredulity have always characterized the great conceptions, discoveries, enterprises, and ideas which have illustrated the ages, and marked eras in human progress. [ E. de Girardin ]

Nor do we accept as genuine the person not characterized by this blushing bashfulness, this youthfulness of heart, this sensibility to the sentiment of suavity and self-respect. Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds. None are truly great without this ornament. [ Alcott ]

The style of writing required in the great world is distinguished by a free and daring grace, a careless security, a fine and sharp polish, a delicate and perfect taste; while that fitted for the people is characterized by a vigorous natural fulness, a profound depth of feeling, and an engaging naivete. [ Goethe ]

characterized in Scrabble®

The word characterized is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 30

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters characterized:

CHARACTERIZED
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (73 words)

acceder, accited, accrete, acerate, adherer, aerated, airdate, airhead, archaic, atheize, cardiac, carried, catarrh, catcher, catered, caterer, cathead, chaired, charade, charier, charred, charted, charter, cheated, cheater, crazier, created, decrier, diether, ditcher, earache, earthed, erratic, etheric, hardier, headier, hearted, hectare, heretic, hetaera, racecar, radiate, ratrace, reached, reacher, reacted, readier, recache, recatch, rechart, recheat, recited, reciter, recrate, reheard, rehired, retched, reteach, retired, retrace, retrade, retread, retried, tardier, tarried, teacher, tearier, terrace, tiaraed, tireder, trachea, treader, triarch

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word characterized

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In characterized

CHARACTERIZED
(315)
CHARACTERIZED
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CHARACTERIZED
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CHARACTERIZED
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CHARACTERIZED
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ATHEIZE
(137 = 87 + 50)
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CRAZIER
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(120)
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(120)
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CRAZIER
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CRAZIER
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CRAZIER
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ARCHAIC
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RECATCH
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CATCHER
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RECACHE
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ARCHAIC
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RECACHE
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ATHEIZE
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CRAZIER
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CHEATED
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CHAIRED
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CATHEAD
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RECACHE
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ETHERIC
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CHEATER
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RETCHED
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RACECAR
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CHEATED
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characterized in Words With Friends™

The word characterized is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 31

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters characterized:

CHARACTERIZED
(369)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (73 words)

acceder, accited, accrete, acerate, adherer, aerated, airdate, airhead, archaic, atheize, cardiac, carried, catarrh, catcher, catered, caterer, cathead, chaired, charade, charier, charred, charted, charter, cheated, cheater, crazier, created, decrier, diether, ditcher, earache, earthed, erratic, etheric, hardier, headier, hearted, hectare, heretic, hetaera, racecar, radiate, ratrace, reached, reacher, reacted, readier, recache, recatch, rechart, recheat, recited, reciter, recrate, reheard, rehired, retched, reteach, retired, retrace, retrade, retread, retried, tardier, tarried, teacher, tearier, terrace, tiaraed, tireder, trachea, treader, triarch

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word characterized

CHARACTERIZED
(369)
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(315)
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(315)
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(234)
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(210)
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(180)
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(140)
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(140)
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(136)
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(124)
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(124)
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(124)
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(106)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In characterized

CHARACTERIZED
(369)
CHARACTERIZED
(315)
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(315)
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(234)
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(210)
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(180)
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(158 = 123 + 35)
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ATHEIZE
(149 = 114 + 35)
CHARACTERIZED
(140)
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(140)
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(136)
HAZARD
(132)
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(129)
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(129)
CHARACTERIZED
(124)
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(124)
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(124)
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(122 = 87 + 35)
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(120)
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(117)
ZITHER
(117)
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(114)
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(114)
HECTARE
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(111)
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(106)
AZIDE
(105)
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(99)
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DITCHER
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RETRACE
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Words within the letters of characterized

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12 letter words in characterized (1 word)

13 letter words in characterized (1 word)

characterized + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence characterized

Words that start with characterized (1 word)

Words with characterized in them (1 word)

Words that end with characterized (4 words)

Word Growth involving characterized

Shorter words in characterized

act acter character characterize

ar char chara character characterize

ha char chara character characterize

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Longer words containing characterized

mischaracterized

recharacterized

uncharacterized