Mark
Mark noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.
Usage example: a sensitive expression that is the mark of a poet
Token is a synonym for mark in sign topic. In some cases you can use "Token" instead a noun "Mark", when it comes to topics like characteristic, brand, show, label. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Token Minority: Mark and Jim are the token blacks; Cindy, Alyssa and Yoko are the token females, and Yoko is also the token Asian.
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Mark Lilly is a new employee at New York's Department of Integration (the "Token Bleeding Heart"), whose job is to help immigrants fit in with American society as well as help monsters fit in human society in general.
- Sands of Destruction averts this trope with Morte, perhaps as yet another way to mark her as "odd" in comparison to the rest of the team (as if being the Token Evil Team Mate out to destroy the world with great enthusiasm wasn't odd enough).
Source: It Was a Gift
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Token and Mark. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mark/token
Mark & Token. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mark/token>.
Token or Mark. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mark/token.
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