Character
Character noun - A written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader.
Usage example: the pictorial characters of the ancient Egyptians had long been a mystery
Icon and character are semantically related in mark topic. In some cases you can use "Icon" instead a noun "Character", when it comes to topics like sign.
Icon
Icon noun - A written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader.
Usage example: the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before
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Synonyms for Icon
Character and icon are semantically related in mark topic. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Icon", if it concerns topics such as sign.
Nearby Words: iconic, iconography, iconics
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Subaru, despite being the main character and icon of the game, only got one event in which he is the 5*, and that was the very first one.
Source: Video Game / Ensemble Stars - John, an Author Avatar and main character in The Word Weary, makes the sign of the cross when he hears a siren and has an icon of the Virgin Mary in his room, but seems to be a lapsed Catholic.
Source: Raised Catholic -
One year had a plot in which he dressed as a "normal" character instead of as a geek icon... everyone except him dressed as geeky characters instead.
Source: Comic Strip / Retail
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Icon and Character. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/icon
Character & Icon. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/icon>.
Icon or Character. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/icon.
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