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PATENTED Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word patented. (opposite meanings)
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common
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

noun

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

adjective satellite

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

free
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

• unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

• not held in servitude

noun

• people who are free

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• costing nothing

• not occupied or in use

• not fixed in position

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• completely wanting or lacking

• not literal

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• relieve from

• remove or force out from a position

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• make (information) available for publication

• free from obligations or duties

• free or remove obstruction from

• let off the hook

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

generic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

noun

• wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)

• any product that can be sold without a brand name

adjective satellite

• (of drugs) not protected by trademark

• applicable to an entire class or group

nonproprietary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not protected by trademark or patent or copyright

open
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

public
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole

noun

• people in general considered as a whole

• a body of people sharing some common interest

adjective satellite

• affecting the people or community as a whole

unlicensed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking official approval

unpatented
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of devices and processes) not protected by patent

nonexclusive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Not exclusive; general.

• (of a list of examples) Not exclusive; non-exhaustive; partial, incomplete.

Alternatives for COMMON

Alternatives for FREE

Alternatives for GENERIC

Alternatives for OPEN

Alternatives for PUBLIC

Alternatives for UNLICENSED

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