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Used with adjectives:
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Your new boyfriend has excellent character."
(excellent, good, exemplary, impeccable)
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People love her because of her generous character."
(generous, gentle, likeable, lovable)
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The story has colorful characters."
(colorful, lively, real, larger-than-life)
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She has a very complex character."
(complex, odd, forceful, formidable, strong)
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My boss has a weak character."
(weak, volatile, unpleasant, unsavory)
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The actor played an evil character."
(evil, bad, ruthless, violent, shady, suspicious)
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This neighborhood has a distinctive character."
(distinctive, unique, rural, urban, intimate)
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I liked the movie's lead character."
(lead, central, main)
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She's a minor character in the book."
(minor, supporting, fictional)
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The lead was a sympathetic character."
(sympathetic, unsympathetic, comic, heroic, tragic, believable, realistic)
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My daughter likes cartoon characters."
(cartoon, animated)
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I can't read foreign characters."
(foreign)
Used with verbs:
"
He really has character."
(has)
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He is a minor character in the play."
(be: is/am/are)
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His education shaped his character."
(shaped, formed)
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You've revealed your true character."
(revealed, shown, concealed, hid)
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Her smile reflects a positive character."
(reflects)
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The city has lost some of its unique character."
(lost, retained, preserved)
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This paint gives a nice character to the house."
(gives, provides, adds, offers)
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Hard work builds character."
(builds)
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The author killed off my favorite character."
(killed off, introduced)
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How do you invent your characters?"
(invent, build, create, develop, depict, draw)
Used with nouns:
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What are your best character traits?"
(traits)
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I can ignore her character flaws."
(flaws, defects, problems)
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She's gone through quite a character change."
(change, transformation)
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Will you provide me with a character reference?"
(reference)
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The lawyer made a character assassination of the defendant."
(assassination)
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The book would've been better with more character development."
(development)
Used with prepositions:
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It's not in his character to cheat."
(in)
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Her burst of anger was completely out of character."
(out of)
