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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

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

celebrity, notoriety, renown

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

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

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

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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