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mark

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mark

1 a person or thing that is made fun of
  • in the wake of the scandal, the disgraced governor became the favorite mark of late-night comedians
Synonyms of mark

butt, derision, jest, joke, laughingstock, mock, mockery, sport, target
Words Related to mark

chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim
Near Antonyms of mark

darling, favorite, pet
2 a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
  • his gullibility and tendency to fall for bluffs made him an easy mark at the poker table
Synonyms of mark

butt, prey, sitting duck, target, victim
Words Related to mark

laughingstock, mockery, pilgarlic

lightning rod

fall guy, goat, scapegoat, whipping boy
Near Antonyms of mark

gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, troublemaker

defamer, libeler, libelist, traducer

baiter, heckler, needler, ribber, taunter, tease, teaser, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

derider, insulter, mocker, ridiculer, scoffer, scorner

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist
3 overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
  • a brand of crystal that bears the mark of excellence
Synonyms of mark

character, fame, name, note, odor, rep [slang], report, reputation, repute
Words Related to mark

credit, honor

celebrity, notoriety, renown

image, persona

admiration, regard, reverence
Near Antonyms of mark

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
4 something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
  • lately his playing hasn't been up to the mark expected of a concert pianist
Synonyms of mark

bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, measure, metric, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick
Words Related to mark

case, example, instance

average, norm, rule

acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
Near Antonyms of mark

aberration, abnormality, deviation
5 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
  • set marks for expected daily output
Synonyms of mark

aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, idea, ideal, intent, intention, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing
Words Related to mark

grail, holy grail

plot, project, scheme

desire, hope, mind, wish

nirvana

destination, terminus
Phrases Synonymous with mark

name of the game
Near Antonyms of mark

means, method, way
6 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
  • a sensitive expression that is the mark of a poet
Synonyms of mark

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Words Related to mark

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

charm, grace

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness
7 something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
  • a small mark where the car had scraped a wall
Synonyms of mark

blemish, blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, pockmark, scar
Words Related to mark

abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape

bug, glitch, kink

blot, blur, spot, stain, taint

damage, defacement, impairment, injury

failing, weakness
Near Antonyms of mark

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament
8 the power to bring about a result on another
  • a person of some mark in the field of evolutionary biology
Synonyms of mark

effect, impact, influence, repercussion, sway
Words Related to mark

authority, clout, prestige, pull, weight

command, domination, dominion, mastery

consequence, importance, significance

sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy
Near Antonyms of mark

helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

Synonym Discussion of mark

sign, mark, token, note, symptom mean a discernible indication of what is not itself directly perceptible. sign applies to any indication to be perceived by the senses or the reason.
    • encouraging signs for the economy
mark suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to general outward appearance.
    • a mark of a good upbringing
token applies to something that serves as a proof of something intangible.
    • this gift is a token of our esteem
note suggests a distinguishing mark or characteristic.
    • a note of irony in her writing
symptom suggests an outward indication of an internal change or condition.
    • rampant crime is a symptom of that city's decay

mark

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mark

1 to attach an identifying slip to
  • marked each application with a numbered sticker
Synonyms of mark

label, tag, ticket
Words Related to mark

caption, earmark, hallmark, stamp

call, designate, identify, name, tab

entitle, style, term, title

brand, stigmatize
2 to be an important feature of
  • an annual event marked mostly by noise and confusion
Synonyms of mark

characterize, distinguish
Words Related to mark

differentiate

customize, individualize, particularize
3 to make a written note of
  • mark down the names of those who are planning to attend the dinner
Synonyms of mark

jot (down), log, note, put down, record, register, report, set down, take down, write down
Words Related to mark

chronicle, minute, transcribe

enregister, enter, inscribe

chalk (up), notch, score

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