1
: having an identifying mark
marked playing cards
2
or
ˈmär-kəd 
: having a distinctive or emphasized character
has a marked drawl
3
a
: enjoying fame or notoriety
Winning the tournament made her a marked woman.
b
: being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance
To his enemies, the rebel leader was a marked man.
4
: overtly signaled by a linguistic feature
with most English nouns the plural is the marked number
marked
2 of 2past tense of mark entry 2
Examples of marked in a Sentence
Adjective
He speaks with a marked accent.
There was a marked change in her attitude.
There's been a marked improvement in the weather.
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—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Another image features Kendrick's Stephanie in a stunning green jumpsuit, a marked change from the twee sweater sets of the first film.
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Indeed, the silence and seeming condonation grow more marked as the years go by.
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Adjective
The Vézère Valley has 420 miles of marked trails winding through forest and meadow.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
But in the past two years that has changed, showing marked improvement in the police unit’s work after nearly the entire unit was suspended for about a month and replaced in January 2016.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Another image features Kendrick's Stephanie in a stunning green jumpsuit, a marked change from the twee sweater sets of the first film.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the silence and seeming condonation grow more marked as the years go by.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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marked
adjective1
: having an identifying mark
a marked card
2
: noticeable, conspicuous
speaks with a marked accent
3
a
: being a person on whom attention is focused
b
: being an object of attack or suspicion
a marked man
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