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adjective

as in permitted

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verb

past tense of vouchsafe
as in had
formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vouchsafed
  1. lawful
  2. had
  3. authorized
  4. granted
  5. sanctioned
  6. conceded
  7. allowed
  8. accorded
Adjective
  • Accurate voter lists and lawful mail-voting options are not unreasonable demands.
    — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The bill leaves for sale a wide range of other firearms usable for self-defense or other lawful purposes.
    — John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of lawful
Verb
  • Those who arrived in the 1900s had very different cultural, political, and religious backgrounds from the older Texas Jews.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In past crises, these mediators had little of their own physical infrastructure or revenue on the line.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of had
Adjective
  • Now is the time for collectors to lean in to their relationship with authorized dealers.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
  • What lands in your finance system is an ordinary authorized purchase, with nothing in the log to flag.
    — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) granted LAMP Critical Decision-1 (CD-1) approval on June 1, with authorization from the US Deputy Secretary of Energy.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, OpenAI granted a limited window of access to researchers from the nonprofit groups METR and Redwood Research to analyze the Hugging Face breach.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of granted
Adjective
  • In many cases, blocking AI without providing a sanctioned alternative simply moves the risk somewhere less visible.
    — David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The winner of Big Break x Good Good was supposed to receive a sponsorship exemption into the November 12-15 Good Good Championship, a sanctioned PGA Tour event.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctioned
Verb
  • Purdue held both Indiana State‘s and Wake Forest’s starting running backs to less than four yards per carry, and has conceded just two rushing touchdowns to those starters this season.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And though Angel City sits midtable, its defense has been among the NWSL’s stingiest all season, having conceded just 27 times in 23 matches.
    — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceded
Adjective
  • Campbell, though, now leads the Patriots in allowed sacks with four.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of allowed
Verb
  • Just as intriguing, though, is another book that is unlikely to receive the attention being accorded the best-seller by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Just a few days ahead of Owens’ 97th birthday celebration, Robinson in a call, informed Owens he’d been accorded one of the sport’s greatest honors.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
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“Vouchsafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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