warrants

NOUN

authorization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accreditation certificate credential license passport permission permit pledge sanction subpoena summons ticket

STRONG

assurance authentication authority basis commission credentials ducat earnest foundation go-ahead guarantee okay pass pawn right security shingle sticker tag testimonial token verification warranty word

WEAK

carte blanche green light official document

Antonyms

STRONGEST

prohibition refusal veto

STRONG

breach break denial uncertainty

VERB

guarantee, justify, authorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm approve call for ensure explain necessitate permit require stipulate undertake uphold

STRONG

argue assert assure attest avouch back certify claim commission contend declare defend delegate demand empower endorse entitle excuse guaranty insure license maintain pledge privilege promise sanction secure sponsor state swear underwrite vindicate vow

WEAK

answer for bear out give grounds for stand behind take an oath vouch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow refuse reject

STRONG

abandon break desert disapprove disavow disclaim discourage give up hurt ignore invalidate leave question retract surrender unauthorize

Example Sentences

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Within weeks of the Palisades fire, Rinderknecht became a target of arson investigators, who began serving the first of more than 40 search warrants used in the case on Jan. 24, Montevidoni testified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Arrest warrants were also issued for 13 other people, some of whom had already left the country.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In another pending case about police sweeps of cellphone location data, lawyers debated whether warrants requiring Google to share information were akin to how British customs officers harassed colonists before the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Olah’s line: “I don’t know what that means, but I think it warrants ongoing discernment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis