Warranted

verb adjective

To protect, keep safe (from danger).

Definition

  1. (verb) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
  2. (verb) To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
  3. (verb) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
  4. (verb) To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly. “That tree is going to fall, I’ll warrant.”
  5. (verb) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something). “I am warranted to search these premises fully.”
  6. (verb) To justify; to give grounds for. “Circumstances arose that warranted the use of lethal force.”
  7. (adjective) Authorized with a warrant.
  8. (adjective) Deserved, necessary, appropriate. “Under the circumstances, his outburst was not warranted.”

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Word stats

  • Warranted contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Warranted mean?

To protect, keep safe (from danger).

How many letters are in Warranted?

Warranted has 9 letters.

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