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Warranted vs Unwarranted - What's the difference?

warranted | unwarranted |

As adjectives the difference between warranted and unwarranted

is that warranted is authorized with a warrant while unwarranted is not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

As a verb warranted

is past tense of warrant.

warranted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (warrant)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Authorized with a warrant.
  • Deserved, necessary.
    • Under the circumstances, his outburst was not warranted .

    unwarranted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

    • Related terms

    * unwarrantability * unwarrantable * unwarrantableness * unwarrantably * unwarrantedly

    See also

    * warrantless

    References

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