pronounced

[ pruh-nounst ]

adjective

1. strongly marked:

   a pronounced fishy taste.

   Synonyms: unmistakable, distinct

2. clearly indicated:

   a pronounced contrast.

3. decided; unequivocal:

   pronounced views.

pronounced

/ prəˈnaʊnsɪdlɪ; prəˈnaʊnst /

adjective

1. strongly marked or indicated
2. (of a sound) articulated with vibration of the vocal cords; voiced

Derived Forms

• pronouncedly, adverb

Other Words From

• pro·nounc·ed·ly [pr, uh, -, noun, -sid-lee, -, nounst, -lee], adverb
• pro·nounced·ness noun
• unpro·nounced adjective
• well-pro·nounced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronounced¹

First recorded in 1570–80; pronounce + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Both officers were rushed to Woodhull Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

From The Daily Beast

Ramos and Liu were now rushed to nearby Woodhull Hospital, where one was pronounced dead.

From The Daily Beast

Efforts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at nearby Albert Einstein Medical Center.

From The Daily Beast

Garner was pronounced dead an hour later, and the city coroner ruled his death a homicide.

From The Daily Beast

Another incident, in January, involved a Kenyan man, Paul Mutora, who woke up in the morgue 15 hours after being pronounced dead.

From The Daily Beast

A woe is pronounced against sinners: the army of God shall send against them.

From Project Gutenberg

D'Israeli loved the long pipe in his youth, but in middle age pronounced it 'the tomb of love.'

From Project Gutenberg

Our prisoner's was perhaps the most startling name which could have been pronounced among those high-blooded and headlong men.

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Gradually the muffled beat of hoofs grew more pronounced, a shuffling monotone that filled the night.

From Project Gutenberg

I should like to read—'They ne made force of privetee'; pronounced They n' mad-e, &c.

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Related Words

• clear-cut
• conspicuous
• decided
• definite
• marked
• noticeable
• obvious
• unmistakable