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Synonyms for marked

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Noted — clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous

noted, noticeable, conspicuous, distinguished, notable, remarkable, prominent, manifest, salient, palpable, eminent, obtrusive, patent, distinct dated

2. Positive — distinguished by a positive feature

positive, targeted

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

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

  2. adj. 2

    Distinguished by a positive feature.

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

Related words

Word family
markedly marked-up
Other spellings
markèd

Example sentences

  • noted Bouteflika, it must be noted, has his supporters.
  • distinguished The original and the copy are easily distinguished.
  • noticeable My smile is my most noticeable feature on my body.
  • conspicuous Marcus was once again conspicuous by his absence.
  • pointed As you've already pointed out, that was a mistake.
  • pronounced There was silence as the judge pronounced sentence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
markedfalling
notedsteady
distinguishedfalling
noticeablefalling
conspicuousfalling
pointedsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
noted2
6 letters
patent2
7 letters
pointed2, notable3, eminent3, salient3
8 letters
positive3, distinct2, targeted3, manifest3, palpable3
9 letters
prominent3, obtrusive3
10 letters
remarkable4, pronounced2, noticeable4
11 letters
conspicuous4
13 letters
distinguished3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noted2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
marqué