Nonproprietary refers to a product, process or information available for free use without any restriction from the owner or creator. The antonyms for this word can be "proprietary," "exclusive," "patented," "restricted," "confidential," "secret," or "copyrighted." Proprietary refers to something that is owned or patented by an individual or company and cannot be used freely. Exclusive means limited to a particular person or group and not available to others. Patented implies that the item is protected by law and cannot be produced or sold without permission. Restricted means access is limited, while confidential and secret refer to information or documents that must be kept private. Copyrighted implies that the content is the property of the creator and cannot be used without permission.

What are the antonyms for Nonproprietary?

• adj.

  • all
  • proprietary
  .
  • noun
  • branded
  ,
  • copyrighted
  ,
  • patented
  ,
  • trademarked
  .

• Other relevant words:

• Other relevant words (noun):
• Varietal
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• varietal wine
.

Famous quotes with Nonproprietary

• I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

  Bjarne Stroustrup

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