in character

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in character

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idiomatic Acting as the character, not as oneself. It was difficult to stay in character, because I kept wanting to laugh.
Opposite: out of character

adjective more in character · most in character

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.

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@misc{in_character_2026,
  title = {in character},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20character},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}