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• past tense form of warrant.
• past participle of warrant.

warranted

American  

[wawr-uhn-tid, wor-] / ˈwɔr ən tɪd, ˈwɒr- /

adjective

1. justified or well-founded.

   There is thus no cause for uncertainty here, and no warranted basis for any speculation.

2. backed or covered by a warranty or guarantee.

   If you don't distance the turbines from each other, the turbulence from their wakes may reduce their warranted life.

3. authorized.

   Every significant business decision made by a warranted contracting officer must be reviewed by an independent board.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of warrant.

Other Word Forms

• nonwarranted
  adjective
• quasi-warranted
  adjective
• unwarranted
  adjective
• well-warranted
  adjective
• unwarrantedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of warranted

warrant ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now, investors are “reassessing whether the valuations being assigned to some of these companies are warranted after their run-up,” Mike Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Some of it, probably, was warranted or in the spirited mission of liberty, as some will undoubtedly argue, but far from all of it.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Gold has already tested $4,000 an ounce, and the analysts reckon its price has to fall to $3,600 an ounce before more buying of the metal is warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

This deference is warranted, the justice argues, because of just how supremely important sports are to the development of young people.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

By staying the case, the Alabama Supreme Court had signaled there was something unusual about Walter’s case that warranted further review in the lower courts.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson