Character
Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
How words are described
| old | old character | old device |
| good | good character | good device |
| special | special character | special device |
| similar | similar character | similar device |
| Other adjectives: specific, complex, certain, single, popular, powerful, actual, evil, main, important, new, major, minor, hidden, titular, central, recurring, favorite, eponymous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Drawings made in the development of character and mecha designs for animation, comics, and other artistic works where the same character or device needs to be drawn repeatedly.
Source: Model Sheet -
Another Country constantly tramples the fine line between subtext and text; seriously, the only two women to appear onscreen are a reporter in the framing device and a character's mother.
Source: Ho Yay / Film - Lampshade Hanging: Jokes about living in a comic are kind of frequent, as are jokes about time travel not being an option for fixing things (XP bans time-travel as a plot device/character trait to avoid the Marvel madness).
Source: Roleplay / X Project
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Device and Character. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/device
Character & Device. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/device>.
Device or Character. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/device.
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