warranted
justified or authorized
Root
- warrant: guarantee, authorize, or justify
Other words with the warrant root
- warranty: a written guarantee
Warranted means backed by enough reason or authority: the claim has a warrant behind it.
The stronger warning was warranted after three labs found the same flaw.
A warranty backs a product; a warrant backs action or authority. Warranted keeps that backed-up feeling: justified, authorized, or supported by evidence.