Antonyms for warrant
ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-war·rant

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1. warrant

   A precedent is an authoritative case, example, or instance. The communism of the early Christians in Jerusalem is a wonderful example or instance of Christian liberality, but not a precedent for the universal church through all time. Cases decided by irregular or unauthorized tribunals are not precedents for the regular administration of law. An obiter dictum is an opinion outside of the case in hand, which can not be quoted as an authoritative precedent. Compare CAUSE; EXAMPLE.

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, authority, case, example, instance, obiter dictum, pattern, precedent

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1. warrant

   Antonyms:
   imperil, endanger, repudiate, nullify, invalidate

   Synonyms:
   secure, undertake, authorize, empower, engage, support, justify, assure

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1. • Approval
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   • Law
   • Security
   • Writ

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. warrantnoun

   a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

   Synonyms:
   countenance, imprimatur, stock-purchase warrant, indorsement, sanction, guarantee, warrantee, endorsement, warranty, stock warrant

2. warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrantnoun

   a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

   "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"

   Synonyms:
   countenance, imprimatur, stock-purchase warrant, indorsement, sanction, guarantee, warrantee, endorsement, warranty, stock warrant

3. sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimaturnoun

   formal and explicit approval

   "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, stock warrant, kisser, phiz, secondment, warranty, authorization, physiognomy, sanction, mug, indorsement, blurb, countenance, guarantee, stock-purchase warrant, imprimatur, warrantee, smiler, visage, authority, authorisation

4. guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warrantyverb

   a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

   Synonyms:
   countenance, imprimatur, stock-purchase warrant, indorsement, sanction, guarantee, warrantee, guaranty, endorsement, warranty, stock warrant

5. justify, warrantverb

   show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for

   "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

   Synonyms:
   rationalize, absolve, free, guarantee, apologise, excuse, rationalise, vindicate, apologize, justify

6. guarantee, warrantverb

   stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

   "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

   Synonyms:
   vouch, undertake, guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure, justify

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1. warrantnoun

   Synonyms:
   commission, authority, guaranty, surety, voucher, attestation

2. warrantverb

   Synonyms:
   guarantee, assure, insure, justify, defend, affirm, attest, vouch

How to use warrant in a sentence?

1. Ali Carter:

   I'm chief of staff to Andre Dickens, oK, well you still have a warrant for your arrest.

2. Paul Nolte:

   We anticipate a little bit of a pick up in the second and third quarter, its not going to be enough to warrant the Fed to raise rates but its certainly not weak enough to push us into recession.

3. Elaine Yu:

   Many media groups here are also saying it'll get harder for reporters to get people to talk to them because the police can now potentially seize reporters files and devices through a court warrant.

4. Adam Pomerantz:

   She would tell me,' I'm not worthy of these repairs and these improvements. I don't pay enough in rent to warrant this... I'm perfectly fine keeping it as it is,'.

5. George Will:

   This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

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