brand

1 a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company a company that was sued for using a name that was very similar to a rival's brand Synonyms of brand trademarkWords Related to brand brand name, trade name; collective mark, emblem, hallmark, imprint, label, logo, mark, service mark, stamp; copyright, patent

2 a mark of guilt or disgrace always felt that her shabby clothes showed the brand of poverty Synonyms of brand blot, stain, onus, slur, smirch, smudge, spot, stigma, taintWords Related to brand black eye, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame; corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, unscrupulousness, viceNear Antonyms of brand award, credit, honor; chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness; good, right; honesty, integrity, legitimacy, probity, rectitude, scrupulousness, uprightness; goodness, righteousness, virtuousness; fame, glory, renown, repute

3 a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point on the battlefield lies our hero, slain by some fell brand Synonyms of brand blade, sword, steelWords Related to brand broadsword, cutlass, rapier, saber (or sabre), scimitar, smallsword

to produce a vivid impression of the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory Synonyms of brand engrave, etch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)Words Related to brand enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill; fix, set, stampNear Antonyms of brand blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate