Need another word that means the same as “patent”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “patent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Patent” are: letters patent, patent of invention, copyright, licence, right, performing right, permit, privilege, charter, franchise, apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable, obvious, clear, self-evident, proprietary, patented, licensed, protected, branded
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patent” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| charter | A document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation. The fifty foot charter Capricorn will join the team. |
| copyright | A particular literary artistic or musical work that is covered by copyright. Works whose copyrights had lapsed. |
| franchise | A business or service given a franchise to operate. Toyota granted the group a franchise. |
| letters patent | Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire. |
| licence | Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint- Will Durant- Edmund Burke. A television licence fee. |
| patent of invention | An official document granting a right or privilege. |
| performing right | The performance of a part or role in a drama. |
| permit | The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. He is only in Britain on a work permit. |
| privilege | (especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation. He has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege. |
| right | A blow given with the right fist. Take a right at the corner. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| apparent | Seeming real or true, but not necessarily so. For no apparent reason she laughed. |
| branded | Having a brand name. Branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name. |
| clear | Clear of charges or deductions. We were clear of the danger. |
| evident | Capable of being seen or noticed. A clearly evident erasure in the manuscript. |
| licensed | (of premises) having a licence for the sale of alcohol. A licensed taxi operator. |
| manifest | Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. Her manifest charm and proven ability. |
| obvious | Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent. Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession. |
| palpable | Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt. Felt sudden anger in a palpable wave. |
| patented | Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. They are patented inventions. |
| plain | Lacking patterns especially in color. Plain water. |
| proprietary | Relating to an owner or ownership. Tylenol is a proprietary drug of which acetaminophen is the generic form. |
| protected | Denoting a tenancy agreement that gives the tenant specific protection against eviction or any rent rises that fall outside certain strict guidelines. Logging is continuing in protected areas in violation of an international agreement. |
| self-evident | Evident without proof or argument. |
| unmistakable | Not able to be mistaken for anything else; very distinctive. The unmistakable sound of his laughter. |
| administer | Administer or bestow as in small portions. Retribution was administered to those found guilty. |
| allow | Allow the presence of or allow an activity without opposing or prohibiting. The evidence allows only one conclusion. |
| authorization | The action of authorizing. Horowitz handed him the authorization signed by Evans. |
| bestow | Bestow a quality on. Stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands. |
| beware | Be cautious and alert to risks or dangers. Shoppers were warned to beware of cut price fakes. |
| caveat | A notice, especially in a probate, that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice. A caveat against unfair practices. |
| certificate | Authorize by certificate. The amounts earned have to be certificated by employers. |
| copyright | Secure copyright for material. He refused to copyright his music insisting that anyone be able to use it. |
| dignitary | An important or influential (and often overbearing) person. The guests included former shareholders, local dignitaries, and many of the people directly involved with the project. |
| empower | Give qualities or abilities to. Movements to empower the poor. |
| enable | Render capable or able for some task. Each of them has wheels to enable easy transportation. |
| enabling | Providing legal power or sanction. An enabling resolution. |
| endue | Give qualities or abilities to. Our sight would be endued with a far greater sharpness. |
| engineer | A person qualified in a branch of engineering especially as a professional. An aeronautical engineer. |
| experimenter | A research worker who conducts experiments. Early experimenters with structure and harmony. |
| frontiersman | A man living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country. |
| grant | A right or privilege that has been granted. Grant a degree. |
| inventor | Someone who is the first to think of or make something. |
| keep | Look after be the keeper of have charge of. Today s consumers do not keep the Sabbath. |
| licence | A writer’s or artist’s freedom to deviate from fact, or from conventions such as grammar, for effect. A television licence fee. |
| mete | A line that indicates a boundary. Punishments meted out to soldiers who violated army regulations. |
| necessarily | In an essential manner. The prognosis can necessarily be only an educated guess. |
| pending | About to happen; imminent. Business still pending. |
| permit | Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. Cycle parking stands are being installed where space permits at most rail stations. |
| protection | Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. A protection against the evil eye. |
| prudence | Discretion in practical affairs. We need to exercise prudence in such important matters. |
| royalty | A sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work. The brilliance of her clothes her jewels all revealed her royalty. |
| scientist | A person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences. A research scientist. |
| validity | The quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency. Return travel must be within the validity of the ticket. |
| warrant | Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of. We ll issue you with a travel warrant. |
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