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labeled Meaning & Definition

What Does Labeled Mean?

As an adjective, labeled means Having a label, tagged. It can also mean Defined or described. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of label. As a verb, it means To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

Labeled: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective, verb
Synonymstagged, labelled and categorise
Antonymsunlabeled, untagged and unlabelled

Labeled Definition (Adjective)

  1. Having a label, tagged.

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

  2. Defined or described.

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

  3. Having an atom replaced by a radioactive isotope

    Insulin labeled with iodine-125 was used as a tracer

Labeled as a Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of label

Verb

  1. To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

    The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.

  2. (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

    He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.

  3. To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
  4. To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro

Synonyms of Labeled

Labeled synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Labeled

Labeled in a Sentence

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

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

Insulin labeled with iodine-125 was used as a tracer

The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.

He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Words That Rhyme With Labeled

Common Questions About Labeled

Is labeled an adjective or a verb?

Labeled is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is another word for labeled?

Words with a similar meaning to labeled include tagged, labelled and categorise. See the full list of labeled synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of labeled?

The opposite of labeled can be expressed with words like unlabeled, untagged and unlabelled.

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