Synonyms of granted

granted 1 of 2

adjective

as in accepted

Related Words

• accepted
• given
• incontestable
• unquestionable
• indisputable
• undeniable
• incontrovertible
• manifest
• evident
• indubitable
• obvious
• apparent
• patent
• unmistakable
• plain
• transparent
• clear
• axiomatic
• open-and-shut
• prima facie
• self-explanatory
• self-evident
• hands-down

Dissimilar Words

• problematic
• questionable
• moot
• debatable
• dubious
• arguable
• disputable
• contestable
• doubtable

granted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of grant

1

as in admitted

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

you will grant that she is difficult to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitted
• confessed
• acknowledged
• conceded
• agreed
• allowed
• announced
• owned (up to)
• recognized
• disclosed
• revealed
• accepted
• confirmed
• told
• affirmed
• came clean (about)
• declared
• fessed (up)
• said
• published
• unloaded
• proclaimed
• professed
• imparted
• informed
• warned
• yielded
• exposed
• communicated
• talked
• unveiled
• disburdened
• unburdened
• spilled
• betrayed
• broadcast
• divulged
• whispered
• tipped (off)
• breathed
• avowed
• leaked
• gave away
• blabbed
• broke
• squealed
• tattled
• ratted
• wised (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• disallowed
• disclaimed
• rejected
• disputed
• disavowed
• disowned
• contradicted
• negated
• covered (up)
• repudiated
• concealed
• refuted
• rebutted
• obscured
• hid
• negatived
• veiled
• gainsaid
• kidded (oneself)

2

as in conferred

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conferred
• awarded
• provided
• gave
• accorded
• vested
• offered
• presented
• bestowed
• showed
• supplied
• assigned
• extended
• contributed
• furnished
• donated
• allocated
• appointed
• appropriated
• designated
• proffered
• named
• set
• dubbed
• fixed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoked
• rescinded
• recalled
• called
• repealed
• dropped
• aborted
• called off
• invalidated
• annulled
• nullified
• abrogated
• voided
• withdrew
• retracted
• wrote off
• took back
• recanted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of granted

Verb

Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Jayden Dawson has returned to Loyola of Chicago for a fifth season of college basketball after being granted a preliminary injunction by an Indiana judge. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

The pandemic years slowed the project’s development, but granted the creative team more time to finesse the details of the adaptation. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

The hearing examiner granted their request, meaning the memo likely won’t be made public unless there is a successful challenge to that ruling. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Which is why Herzberg cautioned supporters not to take the poll results for granted. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Multiple outlets reported that a judge even granted the estate a temporary restraining order against Seaver. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2026

Hayden Panettiere‘s former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor’s sudden death in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

One wounded witness was jailed after failing to appear in court, while another initially invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination before a judge granted him immunity and ordered him to testify. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

In late August, the commission granted an exemption allowing workers to begin excavation and soil stabilization before the full limited work permit is issued. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing granted

• take for granted