warranted

About 2.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Authorized with a warrant.
2. adjective Deserved, necessary, appropriate.

   Under the circumstances, his outburst was not warranted.

3. adjective Of flatware, silver plated (with a guarantee that the silver plating will not wear off).
4. verb simple past and past participle of warrant

Similar words

guaranteed bonded secure secured guarantee legitimate merits founded justify justifiable

Often followed by

by in to the and a for that it