PATENT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PATENT
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| ambiguous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead • having more than one possible meaning adjective satellite • having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns | ||||||
| concealed | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • hidden on any grounds for any motive adjective satellite • not accessible to view | ||||||
| covert | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed noun • a flock of coots • a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something adjective satellite • (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband | ||||||
| cryptic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature • having a secret or hidden meaning • having a puzzling terseness | ||||||
| enigmatic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding • resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | ||||||
| hidden | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||
| private | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy noun • an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines adjective satellite • concerning things deeply private and personal • concerning one person exclusively • not expressed | ||||||
| secret | noun n | |||||
noun • something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) • information known only to a special group • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained adjective satellite • not open or public; kept private or not revealed • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods • not openly made known • communicated covertly • not expressed • designed to elude detection • hidden from general view or use • (of information) given in confidence or in secret • indulging only covertly • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding • the next to highest level of official classification for documents | ||||||
| subtle | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • able to make fine distinctions • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | ||||||
| unobtrusive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable | ||||||