Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brand

4 senses of brand

Sense 1
brand -- (burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals)
       => mark -- (make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads")

Sense 2
stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark -- (to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock")
       => label -- (assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'")

Sense 3
brand, trademark, brandmark -- (mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price")
       => tag, label, mark -- (attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles")

Sense 4
post, brand -- (mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman")
       => call -- (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful")

Antonyms of adj branded

2 senses of branded

Sense 1
branded -- ((of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name")

INDIRECT (VIA proprietary) -> nonproprietary -- (not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; "nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them")

Sense 2
branded (vs. unbranded) -- (marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal")

unbranded (vs. branded) -- (not marked with a brand; "unbranded cattle")

Similarity of adj branded

2 senses of branded

Sense 1
branded -- ((of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name")
       => proprietary (vs. nonproprietary) -- (protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form")

Sense 2
branded (vs. unbranded) -- (marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal")

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