Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with marked in American Collocation
marked
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
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difference
contrast
difference
discrepancy
disparity
variation
This pattern stands in marked contrast to the national trend.
similarity
resemblance
similarity
They found a ‘marked similarity’ in the responses of those who chose to continue on into higher education and those who did not.
decrease or worsening
decline
decrease
deterioration
drop
reduction
slowdown
This year the entries fell from 400 to 130, a marked decrease.
increase or improvement
improvement
increase
rise
upturn
The additional measures put in place in December had resulted in a marked improvement in the company’s performance.
tendency to do/not do something
preference
reluctance
tendency
trend
In the Cambrian pronunciation there is a marked tendency to contract, or shorten the words.
effect
effect
impact
influence
His plays had a marked influence on the development of French drama.