Synonyms for label
ˈleɪ bəlla·bel

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1. labelnoun

   To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

   The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.

   Synonyms:
   sign, ticket, tag

2. labelverb

   To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

   He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.

   Synonyms:
   category, pigeonhole

3. labelverb

   Synonyms:
   price, tag

4. labelverb

   Synonyms:
   pigeonhole, categorise, compartmentalise

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. labelnoun

   a brief description given for purposes of identification

   "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"

   Synonyms:
   recording label

2. label, recording labelnoun

   trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

   "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"

   Synonyms:
   recording label

3. labelnoun

   a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

   Synonyms:
   recording label

4. labelverb

   an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

   Synonyms:
   recording label

5. labelverb

   assign a label to; designate with a label

   "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

   Synonyms:
   mark, tag, judge, pronounce

6. tag, label, markverb

   attach a tag or label to

   "label these bottles"

   Synonyms:
   distinguish, dog, tail, pit, go after, mark, commemorate, pock, pronounce, give chase, tick, chase, differentiate, strike out, notice, punctuate, score, brand, grade, trail, check off, cross off, stigmatize, note, strike off, mark off, judge, stigmatise, nock, denounce, tag, scar, chase after, set, tick off, track, cross out, check

7. pronounce, label, judgeverb

   pronounce judgment on

   "They labeled him unfit to work here"

   Synonyms:
   guess, pass judgment, adjudicate, enounce, gauge, mark, enunciate, articulate, estimate, say, pronounce, evaluate, try, approximate, tag, judge, sound out

8. labelverb

   distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

   Synonyms:
   mark, tag, judge, pronounce

9. labelverb

   distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

   Synonyms:
   mark, tag, judge, pronounce

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Declare
   • Description
   • Designate
   • Distinguish
   • Radioisotope
   • Trade Name

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "label":

   tag, labels, labelling, tags, etiquette, sticker, emblem, labeling, mark, marker, labelled, brand, tab, stamp, marking, tagging, caption, placard

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. label

   Synonyms:
   Package insert, patient package leaflet

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1. President Vladimir Putin:

   People have tried to stick this label on us, even people who use criminal law to persecute people of nontraditional orientation. Some U.S. states make it a crime, and though as far as I know these laws are not actually applied and the Supreme Court has suspended them, but they are nevertheless still on the books. We have no criminal penalties.

2. Howard Stern:

   I always resented the label of 'shock jock' that the press came up with for me. Because I never intentionally set out to shock anybody.

3. Jim White:

   People see [added protein] on the label and they think the product is even better.

4. Peiter Zatko:

   We need a nutritional label, you might care more about sugar, or carbohydrates, or protein, but if we tell you about all of it, a nutritionist can help you come up with the appropriate diet.

5. John Xerogeanes:

   It may say one thing on the label, but you really don't know what's in it, the manufacturers can put other minerals or even stimulants in their mix, which is why some of the high school and college athletes pop a positive on drug tests.