off-brand

adjective

ˈȯf-ˌbrand 

: not identified with a major brand name

off-brand sneakers

Examples of off-brand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dana Sue and Ronnie's strained relationship is exasperated by a fire that breaks out — accelerated by off-brand e-bikes Ronnie bought behind Dana Sue’s back and stored in their garage — and damages their house. —Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

But in recent years, compounding pharmacies pivoted hard into making their own, off-brand versions of weight-loss drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide, creating a cheaper alternative to the brand-name drugs and taking a meaningful piece of the market. —Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026

The risk is looking opportunistic or off-brand or triggering backlash that outweighs the buzz. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Blowing up the asteroid by packing a hopper full of off-brand TNT and then wiring it up to explode after the pilots zip over to another hopper and flying that bad boy back to Mars? —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for off-brand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand