Meanings
- not comparableUsed to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."
2 more examples
He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
Granted it's a long shot, but I might win at that.
Synonyms: admittedly, true
- not comparableused to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.
1 more example
Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
Synonyms: given
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbUsed to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
adjectiveused to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveacknowledged as a supposition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German zugegebenermaßen, freilich
- zugegebenermaßenused to concede a point
- freilichused to concede a point
Hungarian igaz, hogy… (ugyan)
- igaz, hogy… (ugyan) (az)used to concede a point
Polish po prawdzie, zakładając, że
- po prawdzieused to concede a point
- zakładając, żeUsed to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Russian пра́вда, действи́тельно
- пра́вда (právda)used to concede a point
- действи́тельно (dejstvítelʹno)used to concede a point
- согла́сен (soglásen)used to concede a point
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Cite this entry
granted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granted
“granted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granted.
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