Synonyms of proprietary

proprietary

adjective

as in exclusive

belonging to only one person, unit, or group and not used by or available to others

The restaurant's proprietary recipe for barbecue sauce is only known to the head chef.

Related Words

• exclusive
• single
• sole
• personal
• unshared
• private

Dissimilar Words

• multiple
• public
• common
• joint
• cooperative
• mutual
• communal
• pooled
• shared
• conjoint
• united
• nonexclusive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proprietary

The data firm’s proprietary MIV figure tallies the impact of relevant media placements on online, social and print, inclusive of paid, owned and earned mediums. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Stand’s proprietary digital twin technology that hopes to solve the insurance industry’s multibillion-dollar problem. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent developments, such as Meta's Muse personal agent app and its latest proprietary foundation model, Muse Wonder, released earlier this week, have begun to excite investors who are optimistic about new AI business opportunities. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Designed to attach to any pair of bib shorts and sit flush under any cycling jersey, the Aerobag is basically a TPU vest equipped with a proprietary CO2 canister and nine motion sensors. — Adam Schram, Time, 15 Oct. 2026