Synonyms of brands

brands 1 of 2

noun

plural of brand

1

as in trademarks

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 & Similar Words

• trademarks
• labels
• logos
• brand names
• stamps
• trade names
• patents
• copyrights
• emblems
• imprints
• hallmarks
• service marks
• marks
• collective marks

2

as in stains

a mark of guilt or disgrace

always felt that her shabby clothes showed the brand of poverty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stains
• blots
• stigmas
• taints
• guilts
• smudges
• slurs
• spots
• smirches
• onuses
• shames
• disgraces
• discredit
• black eyes
• infamies
• corruptions
• sins
• vices
• ignominies
• debaucheries
• depravities
• immoralities
• odiums
• obloquies
• opprobriums
• reproaches
• iniquities
• disreputes
• dishonors
• disesteems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awards
• honors
• goods
• credits
• rights
• purities
• chastities
• modesties
• renowns
• glories
• reputes
• fames
• integrities
• probities
• legitimacies
• honesties
• rectitudes

3

as in swords

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 & Similar Words

• swords
• steels
• blades
• sabers
• cutlasses
• rapiers
• scimitars
• broadswords
• smallswords

brands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brand

as in etches

to produce a vivid impression of

the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etches
• engraves
• imprints
• impresses
• infixes
• implants
• ingrains
• stamps
• imbues
• infuses
• instills
• inculcates
• enroots
• sets
• fixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliterates
• erases
• blots out
• expunges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brands

Noun

Beauty’s designer brands are cranking up the heat in their race for the men’s fragrance consumer. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

But brands are no longer the only ones interested in using that access to reach the millions of people outside the gates. — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Most mainstream commercial brands contain little or no meaningful amount of actual ginger. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Yapah Curls’s product recommendation videos include a mix of brands primarily marketed toward Black customers, like The Doux, and offerings from Eva NYC, Garnier, and L’Oréal Paris. — Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

Netanyahu brands Erdogan an ‘antisemitic tyrant’ Netanyahu and Katz have pushed back on the political motivation narrative, warning instead of an impending Turkish footprint in Syria. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Officials are linking cases to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota grower, and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands to restaurants and grocery stores. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Everything Sprouts’ alfalfa sprouts are sold under Calco and Everything Sprouts brands at retailers and grocery stores. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

The illnesses are being linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota grower, and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands to restaurants and grocery stores. — Jane Weaver, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

The cases have been linked to alfalfa sprouts grown by Everything Sprouts and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands at retailers and grocery stores. — Eva Flowe august 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

The illnesses are being linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota grower, and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands to restaurants and grocery stores, Minnesota officials said. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Although denim can be quite rigid for travel or long in-office days, Quince’s options happen to be uniquely stretchy and soft, with premium construction that rivals brands triple the price. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

In 2025, the biggest change was the addition of Qi2 magnets, which Google brands as Pixel Snap. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026