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Proprietary

🔄 Synonyms of "Proprietary"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
proprietorshipnoun	The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
branded	Having a brand
patented	For which a patent has been granted.
copyrightnoun	(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
trademarked	Registered as a trademark.
copyrighted	(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
nonproprietarynoun	Not protected by trademark, patent, or trade secret and thus open to commercial use without license; said of drugs (medications) and of various kinds of goods and materials.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
proprietorshipnoun	The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
patented	For which a patent has been granted.
copyrightnoun	(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
trademarked	Registered as a trademark.
copyrighted	(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
branded	Having a brand
ownershipnoun	The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
propertynoun	Something that is owned.
ownernoun	One who owns something.
proprietornoun	An owner.
licensed	(of a person or enterprise) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
patent	Conspicuous; open; unconcealed.
patrimonialnoun	Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.
franchisenoun	The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
heritagenoun	A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
landlordnoun	A person that leases real property; a lessor.
landownernoun	A person who owns land.
patentable	(law) Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.
licenced	(UK, nonstandard, archaic) Alternative form of licensed. [(of a person or enterprise) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).]
certificated	That has been subject to certification; certified.