to label
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2.2
- verb
- /ˈleɪbəl/
- It's essential to label each box clearly to know what is inside.
- label a troublemaker
- label someone as racist
- fear of being labeled
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Watch on YouTubeHe once said that once you label me, you negate me.
- He once said that once you label me, you negate me.
- So I just want to be labeled as trying my best.
- They have enough symptoms to still be labeled clinically depressed.
- Chinese critics like to label it science fantasy realism.
- And you're still young enough to be labeled a franchise guy.
- There are serious concerns about what gets labeled as cultural appropriation.
- I, well, I personally don't like to label myself like that.
- They were labeled as being some of the most ruthless.
- He's been labeled as Augustus's grandson Gaius, and of course labeled as Gaius's brother Lucius.
- Lots of people are labeling disagreement as gaslighting.
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Many of these student populations are labeled disadvantaged or at risk for academic achievement.
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If you must label it, call it a strategic partnership.
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I can label my own feelings, thank you very much.
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So I just want to be labeled as trying my best.
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I, well, I personally don't like to label myself like that.
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Weren't you worried that your actions might label you as a little trouble maker?
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They were labeled as being some of the most ruthless.
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The media got wind of the story and labeled these mystery objects flying saucers or flying disks.
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Before starting the experiment, make sure to label all the samples accurately.
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She decided to label her artwork with her name and the date.
Synonyms
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1.0
To give a name to someone or something and sometimes to say they are a certain kind
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1.0
To say the word that identifies a person or thing
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3.0
Use a word, name or symbol to show what something is
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3.5
To put things or people into groups by what they have in common
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3.9
To call something by a particular name
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3.5
Use a word to refer to a person or thing
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5.9
To call a person or thing by a particular name
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4.4
To give someone a simple label or description that may not fit
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Etymology
Label (verb) meaning to call someone by a particular name grew from the idea of putting a tag on an item to say what it is, so to label a person is to give them a name or category that describes them.