Synonyms of warrant

warrant 1 of 2

noun

as in permission

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something

some employees suspected that the supervisor had no warrant from the CEO for instituting the draconian work rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permission
• authorization
• consent
• granting
• sanction
• license
• clearance
• signature
• allowance
• permit
• licence
• leave
• accreditation
• concurrence
• green light
• seal
• certification
• sufferance
• grant
• stamp
• liberty
• assent
• acceptance
• agreement
• patent
• pass
• imprimatur
• okay
• tolerance
• concession
• acquiescence
• toleration
• OK
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusal
• prohibition
• revocation
• denial
• rejection
• injunction
• suppression
• veto
• exclusion
• interdiction
• proscription
• repression
• deterrence
• ban
• taboo
• tabu
• embargo
• discouragement

warrant

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to guarantee

to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of

the computer company unconditionally warrants all of its products for one full year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarantee
• bond
• certify
• guaranty
• assure
• contract
• undertake
• pledge
• testify (to)
• insist
• insure
• attest
• stipulate
• vow
• vouch (for)
• declare
• swear
• witness
• adhere
• authenticate
• assert
• plight
• covenant
• aver
• avouch
• avow

2

as in to approve

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

the state constitution warrants these measures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approve
• ratify
• confirm
• authorize
• accept
• endorse
• sanction
• finalize
• acknowledge
• okay
• sign
• formalize
• OK
• approbate
• affirm
• clear
• initial
• accredit
• permit
• homologate
• certify
• validate
• enable
• bless
• indorse
• license
• allow
• pass
• legalize
• sanctify
• licence
• rubber-stamp
• canonize
• sign off (on)
• reapprove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• reject
• negative
• decline
• prohibit
• veto
• disallow
• disapprove
• turn down
• forbid
• enjoin
• ban
• proscribe
• ignore
• refuse
• disregard
• neglect
• overlook
• interdict
• illegalize
• rebut
• spurn
• rebuff

3

as in to require

to have as a requirement

the situation warrants your immediate attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• require
• need
• want
• take
• necessitate
• demand
• involve
• claim
• challenge
• call for
• entail
• bear
• ask
• beg
• lack
• cry (for)
• insist
• hurt (for)
• stipulate
• enjoin
• exact
• quest
• clamor (for)
• command
• press

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have
• hold
• possess
• own

4

as in to insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully

we'll all be dead before that happens, I warrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insist
• claim
• allege
• contend
• maintain
• assert
• declare
• protest
• affirm
• announce
• purport
• argue
• proclaim
• profess
• aver
• confirm
• put forth
• defend
• justify
• reason
• avow
• avouch
• broadcast
• rationalize
• vindicate
• uphold
• reaffirm
• persevere
• reassert
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• abandon
• reject
• negative
• negate
• challenge
• repudiate
• disclaim
• question
• gainsay
• dispute
• disavow
• refute
• disprove
• contradict
• rebut
• disown
• counter
• confute

5

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to

bailiffs are warranted to enforce the subpoena

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enable
• authorize
• empower
• qualify
• license
• permit
• certify
• entitle
• invest
• commission
• allow
• charter
• licence
• vest
• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• accredit
• confirm
• okay
• affirm
• validate
• indorse
• initiate
• OK
• install
• let
• privilege
• inaugurate
• induct
• credential
• clear
• swear in
• instate
• enfranchise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualify
• prevent
• exclude
• deny
• stop
• impede
• hinder
• discourage
• inhibit
• shut out
• block
• obstruct
• hold back
• constrain
• bar
• ban
• disallow
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• veto
• disbar
• outlaw
• disfranchise
• disenfranchise
• proscribe
• interdict