warrant

The word “warrant” has 2 syllables: war-rant

It's pronounced as /ˈwɔːrənt/

What is synonym and antonym for warrant?

In the thesaurus, “warrant” has 42 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for warrant along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for warrant

accreditation
affirm
allege
approve
assert
authorization
authorize
bond
call for
certificate
claim
confirm
consent
contend
credential
declare
empower
enable
ensure
explain
guarantee
insist
license
maintain
necessitate
need
passport
permission
permit
pledge
qualify
ratify
require
sanction
stipulate
subpoena
summons
take
ticket
undertake
uphold
want

Antonyms for warrant

abandon
decline
denial
deny
disallow
disapprove
discourage
disqualify
enjoin
exclude
forbid
have
hinder
hold
impede
inhibit
injunction
negative
prevent
prohibit
prohibition
refusal
refuse
reject
rejection
revocation
stop
turn down
veto

Meanings of warrant

noun
1. Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
2. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
3. An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
4. An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
5. A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
6. Short for warrant officer.
7. A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
8. A defender, a protector.
9. Underclay in a coal mine.
verb
1. To protect, keep safe (from danger).
2. To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
3. To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
4. To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
5. To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
6. To justify; to give grounds for.

Example Sentences

The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect's house.
His actions do not warrant such a harsh punishment.
A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of the suspect.
The evidence presented was enough to warrant further investigation.
The officer explained that the warrant would allow them to confiscate the evidence.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to warrant, such as: abandon, accreditation, affirm, allege, approve, assert, authorization.

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