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Warranted means justified or having sufficient reason.
A warranted response is appropriate to the situation; an unwarranted one is not.
If concerns are warranted, there's genuine cause for them: Her suspicion turned out to be warranted.
The word comes from warrant—something warranted has authorization or grounds to exist.
Shown to be right
- reasonableShowing sound judgment
- validLegally or logically sound
- defensibleAble to be justified
- justifiableAble to be defended
merited · appropriate · fair · legitimate · proper · grounded · substantiated · supportable
Rightfully earned or warranted
- meritedRightfully earned or warranted
- earnedGained by effort
- dueOwed or expected
- rightfulLegally or morally valid
fitting · owed · appropriate · entitled · just · equitable · proper · fair
Given official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- licensedGranted official permission
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
empowered · endorsed · accredited · certified · official · validated · legitimized · lawful
justified
Shown to be right
- reasonableShowing sound judgment
- validLegally or logically sound
- defensibleAble to be justified
justifiable · merited · appropriate · fair · legitimate · proper · grounded · substantiated · supportable · well-founded
deserved
Rightfully earned or warranted
rightful · fitting · owed · appropriate · entitled · just · equitable · proper · fair · commensurate
authorized
Given official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- licensedGranted official permission
permitted · empowered · endorsed · accredited · certified · official · validated · legitimized · lawful · legal
guaranteed
Promised with certainty
underwritten · bonded · insured · protected · vouched · pledged · promised · covered · certified · confirmed
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- supportedsupported, backed, aided, helped out, assisted
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful
- logic termsif, then, valid, premises, and
warrantedunwarranted
Without adequate justification
unjustified · groundless · baseless · unfounded · unsubstantiated
warrantedunreasonable
Not guided by reason
inordinate · excessive · disproportionate · undue · uncalled-for
warrantedunauthorized
Not officially permitted
unsanctioned · illegitimate · unlawful · illicit · impermissible
- search warrantDocument permitting lawful premises examination
- death warrantOrder authorizing an execution
- arrest warrantJudicial order authorizing detention
- extended warrantyPurchased additional coverage period
- no warranty
- lifetime warrantyPromise lasting your entire existence
warrant, warranty, warrantedly, unwarranted, warrants, warranting