Figure
Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.
Sort
Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
How words are described
| human | human figure | human sort |
| old | old figure | old sort |
| good | good figure | good sort |
| nice | nice figure | nice sort |
| Other adjectives: similar, benevolent, romantic, powerful, actual, real, big, dark, new, heroic, minor, military. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Parental Substitute: Tony is sort of a father figure to Luis, whose own father ran out on his family, even though Luis is the more rational of the two.
- Parental Substitute: Scourge takes on the role as a sort of father-figure to his student Aria.
Source: Fanfic / The Great Slave King -
Parental Substitute: Will reluctantly spends time with Marcus at first, but eventually evolves into a sort of father figure to him.
Source: Literature / About a Boy
Cite this Source
Sort and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/sort
Figure & Sort. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/sort>.
Sort or Figure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/sort.
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