Standard Lemma guide

labeled

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a label, tagged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • The butterfly collection had each specimen labeled with the scientific name on a little piece of paper.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Defined or described.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • He was labeled as a racist for his otherwise innocent remark.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having an atom replaced by a radioactive isotope

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Insulin labeled with iodine-125 was used as a tracer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of label

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

bearing or marked with a label or tag

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • properly labeled luggage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: labelled, tagged

Antonyms: unlabeled

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: beschriftet — having a label, tagged
  • German: gekennzeichnet — having a label, tagged
  • Hindi: चिह्नित (cihnit) — having a label, tagged
  • Hindi: अंकित (aṅkit) — having a label, tagged
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