warranted
justified or authorized by evidence or circumstances
Word origin: From Old North French warant, protector or guarantee.
Warranted in a sentence
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The harsh sentence was warranted given the defendant's long history of repeated offenses.
Given the mounting safety reports, the recall was fully warranted.
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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
Using “warranted” well
Warranted means justified or authorized by evidence or circumstances. It is the opposite of unwarranted, its own negated form, and of unjustified.
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