authorized
Given the green-light
Authorized means officially permitted or sanctioned.
An authorized dealer has formal approval to sell a product.
An authorized biography is written with the subject's cooperation and blessing.
To be authorized is to have proper credentials or permission: Only authorized personnel may enter.
The word implies legitimacy granted by someone with the power to grant it.
Formally approved or penalized
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
- licensedGranted official permission
- charteredHired for exclusive use
commissioned · mandated · warranted · credentialed · registered · documented · notarized · stamped
Granted permission to proceed
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
- licensedGranted official permission
- clearedFound not guilty
entitled · privileged · sanctioned · enabled · empowered · okayed · consented · admissible
Verified as original
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- genuineTruly what it claims
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
real · official · original · bona fide · validated · confirmed · certified · trustworthy
Officially accepted or permitted
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
recognized · agreed · endorsed · ratified · consented · vouched · attested · corroborated
Permitted by statute
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- legalPermitted by statute
- licitSanctioned by law
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
statutory · permissible · rightful · valid · bona fide · de jure · justifiable · enforceable
sanctioned
Formally approved or penalized
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
- licensedGranted official permission
chartered · commissioned · mandated · warranted · credentialed · registered · documented · notarized · stamped · sealed
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
- licensedGranted official permission
cleared · entitled · privileged · sanctioned · enabled · empowered · okayed · consented · admissible · unrestricted
authentic
Verified as original
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- genuineTruly what it claims
legitimate · real · official · original · bona fide · validated · confirmed · certified · trustworthy · credible
approved
Officially accepted or permitted
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
accepted · recognized · agreed · endorsed · ratified · consented · vouched · attested · corroborated · countersigned
lawful
Permitted by statute
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- legalPermitted by statute
- licitSanctioned by law
constitutional · statutory · permissible · rightful · valid · bona fide · de jure · justifiable · enforceable · binding
delegated
Assigned to a subordinate
- vestedLegally guaranteed as yours
- entrustedGave into another's care
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
empowered · invested · conferred · deputized · designated · appointed · assigned · charged · enabled · mandated
- access statusgranted, denied, allowed, forbidden, permitted
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- authorshipauthorship, byline, attributed, credited, pseudonym
authorizedunauthorized
Not officially permitted
forbidden · prohibited · banned · disallowed · impermissible
authorizedillegal
Forbidden by statute
illegitimate · illicit · unlicensed · unlawful · unofficial
- prior authorizationInsurer's advance approval requirement
- authorized personnelPeople granted official access
- authorized dealerSeller granted official permission
- authorized representative
- work authorizationLegal right to employment
- authorized biographyPermitted account of someone's life
authorize, unauthorized, authorization, authorizing, authorizes, reauthorize, reauthorization, deauthorize