Character, symbol, sign, mark are comparable in the specific sense of an arbitrary or conventional device that is used in writing and in printing, but is neither a word nor a phrase nor a picture.
Category: Synonyms
Channel vs Canal vs Conduit vs Duct vs Aqueduct
Channel, canal, conduit, duct, aqueduct all mean something through which a fluid (as water) is led or flows.
Changeable vs Changeful vs Variable vs Mutable vs Protean
Changeable, changeful, variable, mutable, protean are comparable when meaning having or showing a marked capacity for changes or a marked tendency to alter itself or be altered under slight provocation.
Change vs Mutation vs Permutation vs Vicissitude vs Alternation
Change, mutation, permutation, vicissitude, alternation are comparable especially in their concrete senses.
Change vs Alter vs Vary vs Modify
Change, alter, vary, modify (and their corresponding nouns change, alteration, variation, modification) are comparable when denoting to make or become different (or when denoting a difference effected).
Chance vs Accident vs Fortune vs Luck vs Hap vs Hazard
Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces.
Certify vs Attest vs Witness vs Vouch
Certify, attest, witness, vouch are comparable when they mean to testify to the truth or genuineness of something.
Certainty vs Certitude vs Assurance vs Conviction
Certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction are comparable when denoting a state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Certain vs Inevitable vs Necessary
Certain, inevitable, necessary are comparable when they mean bound to follow in obedience to the laws of nature or of thought.
Ceremonial vs Ceremonious vs Formal vs Conventional vs Solemn
Ceremonial, ceremonious, formal, conventional, solemn are comparable when they mean characterized or marked by attention to the forms, procedures, and details prescribed as right, proper, or requisite.
Central vs Focal vs Pivotal
Central, focal, pivotal are more closely comparable when they mean dominant or most important than when they refer to a literal or material point (as a center, focus, or pivot).
Center vs Focus vs Centralize vs Concentrate
Center, focus, centralize, concentrate are comparable (though not closely synonymous) because all mean to draw to or fix upon a center.