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marked¹

  • /mɑːkt/ UK
  • /ˈmɑː.kɪd/ UK, sometimes
  • /mɑɹkt/ US
  • /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd/ US, sometimes
  • /-əd/ US, sometimes

Where it comes from

From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.

Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).

adjective more marked · most marked · markèd

  1. Having a visible or identifying mark.
  2. of a playing card Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
  3. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous. The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.

    Similar: manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, palpable, patent, noted

  4. phoneme, of a word 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?".

    Similar: singled out, targeted, positive · Opposite: unmarked

  5. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance. Former police officer Johnnie suddenly found himself a marked man when his fiancée fell for a ruthless gangster.
  6. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)

Similar: distinct, marked, patterned, figured · Opposite: unmarked, plain, spotless

marked²

  • /mɑːkt/ UK
  • /mɑɹkt/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kt

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of mark

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: noticeable, pronounced, conspicuous, obvious, starred, scarred, asterisked, well-marked, flagged, labelled, tagged, labeled, tagging, labelling, shaped, emblem

adjective

Similar: distinct, marked, patterned, figured · Opposite: unmarked, plain, spotless

Translations

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adj having a visible or identifying mark

Españolmarcado
हिन्दीरेखांकित rekhāṅkit

adj significant; notable

हिन्दीरेखांकित rekhāṅkit

adj distinguished by a positive feature

中文有標記 /有标记 yǒubiāojì
Deutschmarkiert

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@misc{marked_2026,
  title = {marked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}