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card-carrying

card-car·ry·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahrd kar-ee]
    • /kɑrd ˈkær i/
    • /kɑːd ˈkær.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahrd kar-ee]
    • /kɑrd ˈkær i/

Definitions of card-carrying word

  • adjective card-carrying A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it. 3
  • adjective card-carrying If you describe someone as, for example, a card-carrying feminist, you are emphasizing the fact that they believe strongly in and try to carry out the ideas of feminism. 3
  • adjective card-carrying being an official member of a specified organization 3
  • adjective card-carrying owning a membership card in a specified organization 3
  • adjective card-carrying thorough, genuine, etc. 3
  • adjective card-carrying admittedly belonging to a group or party: a card-carrying Communist. 1
See all 9 definitions of card-carrying

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Origin of card-carrying

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Card-carrying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Card-carrying

card-carrying popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for card-carrying

adj card-carrying

  • confirmed — You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
  • customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
  • sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
  • welcomed — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
All 141 Synonyms of card-carrying

Antonyms for card-carrying

adj card-carrying

  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • unpopular — not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.
  • questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
  • unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
All 37 Antonyms of card-carrying

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