marked

1. 1
   adjective

   Easy to see or notice because it stands out so clearly.

   Like a red spot on white paper that everyone can see.

   There was a marked change in the weather today.

   His marked progress in reading made his parents proud.

   Similarnoticeable, obvious, manifest, palpable

   Oppositeslight, imperceptible, negligible

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2. 2
   adjective

   Showing a visible mark that helps you tell it apart from others.

   Like a sticker on a box that shows where it belongs.

   Each marked tree will be cut down next month.

   The marked trail was easy to follow through the forest.

   Similarlabeled, tagged

   Oppositeunmarked

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of mark. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The teacher marked all the homework yesterday.

   He marked his place in the book with a ribbon.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Picked out as someone others distrust, dislike, or want to hurt or get revenge on.

   After the money went missing, the new cashier was a marked woman, and everyone watched her closely.

   When the old king came back to power, his enemies knew they were marked men.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Showing the colors and badges of a police car, so it is easy to spot.

   Like a uniform that shows right away someone is a police officer.

   A marked police car was parked outside the school.

   Two marked cruisers blocked the road after the crash.

   Oppositeunmarked

6. 6
   adjective

   Secretly marked on the back so a cheater can tell which card it is.

   Like a book with a tiny secret note that only one person can read.

   He won every hand with a marked deck.

   The casino threw him out for playing with marked cards.

   Similardoctored, rigged

7. 7
   adjectivephoneme

   Having an extra feature that makes it stand out from the normal form.

   Like adding 's' to show there is more than one thing.

   In many languages, the plural form is marked with an added ending.

   The female word is often marked, while the male word stays plain.

   Oppositeunmarked

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