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in character

in character prepositional phrase: acting as the character, not as oneself.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, roleplaying games) Acting as the character, not as oneself.
    • It was difficult to stay in character, because I kept wanting to laugh.

Adjective

in character (comparative more in character, superlative most in character)

  1. (idiomatic) Consistent with one's personality, or the typical behavior one is known for.
    • That kind of shouting wasn't very in character for her.

Antonyms of in character

Forms of in character

comparativemore in character
superlativemost in character

Questions about in character

What does in character mean?
In character means acting as the character, not as oneself.
What part of speech is in character?
In character can be a prepositional phrase or an adjective.

Words near in character in the dictionary

  1. in calf
  2. in camera
  3. in capital letters
  4. in case
  5. in case of
  6. in character
  7. in charge
  8. in check
  9. in chief
  10. in chorus
  11. in church every time the doors are open

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