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Nouns (7)

warrant

n. a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

guarantee, warranty

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

sanction, endorsement, countenance, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

Verbs (2)

guarantee

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

justify

v. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (105)

certification, certificate, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

document, papers, written document

n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

commitment, dedication

n. a message that makes a pledge

assurance, pledge

n. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

word

n. a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"

agreement, understanding

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

promise

n. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

excuse, self-justification

n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

word, parole, word of honor

n. a promise; "he gave his word"

acquiescence, assent, consent

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

concession, conceding, yielding

n. the act of conceding or yielding

liberty

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

allowance

n. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

accreditation

n. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"

authorization, authorisation, empowerment

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

leave

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

acceptance

n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

second, endorsement

n. a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"

liberty, shore leave

n. leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

carte blanche

n. complete freedom or authority to act

good word, testimonial, recommendation

n. something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

reference, character, character reference

n. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"

certification, certificate, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

coupon, voucher

n. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

excuse, self-justification

warrant, guarantee, warranty

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

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

empower, give power to

v. give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

license, licence, certify

v. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

promise, assure

v. make a promise or commitment

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

fence, debate, contend, argue

v. have an argument about something

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (5)

license, permission, permit

n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

censure, animadversion

n. harsh criticism or disapproval

warrant

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