Marked

Quick meaning: Marked is an adjective meaning Having a visible or identifying mark.

Meaning

Having a visible or identifying mark.

More Meanings

1. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
2. (linguistics, of a word, form, or phoneme) Distinguished by a positive feature.
3. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
4. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
5. simple past and past participle of mark

Example Sentences

A marked man.

The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.

In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece.

"Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?".

Synonyms for marked

Depending on context, synonyms include distinct, patterned, manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, palpable.

Antonyms for marked

Common opposites include unmarked, plain, spotless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include noticeable, pronounced, conspicuous, obvious, starred, scarred.

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