warrantable

adjective

Definition of warrantablenext
as in justifiable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrantable
  1. justifiable
  2. allowable
  3. permissible
  4. authorized
  5. constitutional
Adjective
  • The Fort Worth Independence Day shooting that killed one near Lake Arlington is being investigated as a justifiable homicide, according to a police report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of justifiable
Adjective
  • Suarez’ plan would reverse the existing incentives, restricting new hotel development to a height of 50 feet while upping the cap for residential to 75 feet, with a doubling of the allowable square footage in most places.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Miami’s skyline is rapidly changing, with a downtown skyscraper boom that was set in motion a decade ago after the Federal Aviation Authority began approving projects set at a new maximum allowable height of 1,049 feet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of allowable
Adjective
  • The agency is seeking the maximum permissible fine — $470,584.
    — Preston Mizell , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, cautions that some parts of the NRC proposal could raise permissible radiation doses in certain cases, while still staying below the cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of permissible
Adjective
  • The authorized returns announced Thursday covered nine localities that had been evacuated.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • On Thursday, the Times reported that Musk authorized spending between $100 million and $120 million on campaign operations in at least eight states this year, including the competitive Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and Ohio.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of authorized
Adjective
  • The Founders anticipated this danger and included a constitutional remedy.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Moreover, a tax benefit for voting is much more likely to pass constitutional muster than a tax penalty.
    — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of constitutional
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“Warrantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrantable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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