authorized

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US/ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/cot caught merger/ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/UK/ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/

adjective

Explicitly allowed.

“authorized access”

Opposite
CommonScrabble 23

Meanings

adjectiveauthorized (not comparable)

alternative authorised

  1. not comparableExplicitly allowed.

    authorized access

    4 more examples

    authorized clothes

    authorized decision

    authorized hunting

    authorized payment

    Synonyms: permitted, allowed

verb

alternative authorised

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of authorize

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExplicitly allowed.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan autoritzat
  • autoritzatexplicitly allowed
Czech povolený
  • povolenýexplicitly allowed
Finnish auktorisoitu
  • auktorisoituexplicitly allowed
French autorisé
  • autoriséexplicitly allowed
German autorisiert
  • autorisiertexplicitly allowed
Hindi अधिकृत, प्राधिकृत
  • अधिकृत (adhikŕt)explicitly allowed
  • प्राधिकृत (prādhikŕt)explicitly allowed
  • अनुज्ञप्त (anujñapt)explicitly allowed
Portuguese autorizado
  • autorizadoexplicitly allowed
Spanish autorizado
  • autorizadoexplicitly allowed
Cite this entry
APA

authorized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorized

MLA

“authorized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorized. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “authorized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorized.

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