patent Synonyms
Another word for patent
• noun (Context 1)
A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
"The biomedical firm applied for a license on its newly developed diagnostic device."
• verb (Context 2)
To obtain an official legal right to manufacture, use, or sell an invention or process exclusively.
"The engineer decided to register her solar panel design before presenting it to investors."
• adjective (Context 3)
Easily recognizable, obvious, or unmistakable.
"She was smiling with obvious delight as she opened the acceptance letter."
• adjective (Context 4)
Protected by or manufactured under an exclusive legal right or trademark.
"In the nineteenth century, traveling merchants frequently sold dubious patented medicines."
• noun (Context 5)
Patent leather, a type of coated leather with a high-gloss finish, or an article made from it.
"She wore a pair of black patent leather shoes to the formal gala."
• adjective (Context 6)
Open and unobstructed, permitting the free flow of air or fluid (used in medicine and anatomy of vessels, ducts, or passages).
"The paramedic checked the unconscious patient to ensure that the airway remained unobstructed."
Opposites of patent
The opposite of patent shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: