Synonyms of stigmatize

stigmatize

verb

as in to label

usually disapproving to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval

a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals

Related Words

• label
• specify
• brand
• designate
• name
• call
• denote
• term
• nominate
• denominate
• title
• entitle
• tag
• style
• baptize
• dub
• christen
• misname
• relabel
• clepe
• nickname
• miscall
• rename
• mistitle
• rechristen
• surname
• code-name

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stigmatize

Critics decry the lists as blacklists that stigmatize independent media in one of the world’s deadliest countries for reporters. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Each is compensating, in its own way, for advertising channels the cannabis industry still can't use, and for trust that, in a young and still-stigmatized market, has to be built face to face. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Likely stigmatized within parts of the hardcore scene, Bushmon’s proximity to largely Black alternative bands put their authenticity under suspicion. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

The word addict was stigmatizing; better to refer to people who use drugs. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026