Perception
Synonyms for mark
Synonyms for mark: notice, commemorate, check, grade, label, score and set. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 7 synonyms for mark
Interchangeable with mark, one per sense
Audited under mark's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one mark carries in that sense.
- noticeverb, in the sense "notice or perceive"
- commemorateverb, in the sense "celebrate by some ceremony or observation"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name mark as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- checkcheck is a verb in the sense "put a check mark on or near or next to"
- gradegrade is a noun in the sense "a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)"
- labellabel is a verb in the sense "attach a tag or label to"
- scorescore is a verb in the sense "assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation"
- setset is a verb in the sense "establish as the highest level or best performance"
two of these come from mark's own entries in the bank, and five were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
notice or perceive
Mark my words.
mark in 2 more sentences, same sense
- Mark how the sauce thickens the moment you add the flour, or you will miss the change.
- Mark the way the delivery driver hesitates at the corner before turning down the alley.
How it behaves: In this sense mark usually appears as an imperative or with a direct object such as words, a change, or a detail, and carries a slightly old-fashioned, admonitory tone.
The true synonym
notice
Same sentence, swapped: Notice my words.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- set
- check
- ignore
Opposites, in this sense
overlook and miss reverse mark as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of mark takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- overlook
- miss
celebrate by some ceremony or observation
The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade.
The true synonym
commemorate
Same sentence, swapped: The citizens commemorate the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot mark is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- notice
- set
- mourn
Where mark turns up in the game
mark is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where mark is the trap
- hitnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is strike, in the sense "a conspicuous success", and mark is on the board beside it.
- bodeverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is predict, in the sense "indicate, as with a sign or an omen", so mark is there to be ruled out.
- killverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is obliterate, in the sense "mark for deletion, rub off, or erase", so mark is there to be ruled out.
- upsetnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is overturn, in the sense "an improbable and unexpected victory", and mark is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play mark
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so mark reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from perception at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. mark carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.