Antonyms for un authorized
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈɔ θəˌraɪzd |
- aboveboard
- allowable
- allowed
- authoritative
- authorized
- blessed
- called-for
- chaste
- confirmed
- correct
- ethical
- forthright
- genuine
- good
- grounded
- honest
- justifiable
- justified
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- moral
- noble
- official
- open
- permissible
- permitted
- proper
- proven
- public
- pure
- real
- reasonable
- right
- rightful
- sanctioned
- substantiated
- truthful
- uncorrupt
- warranted
Definition of un authorized
Origin :- 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of authorize.
- As in surreptitious : adj sneaky, secret
- As in unauthorized : adj not sanctioned, permitted
- As in unconstitutional : adj illegal
- As in unlawful : adj against the law
- As in bootleg : adj illegal
- As in unofficial : adj informal
- As in outlawed : adj illegal
- As in contraband : adj black-market; unlawful
- As in groundless : adj without reason, justification
- As in illegal : adj against the law
- As in illegitimate : adj not legal
- As in illicit : adj not legal; forbidden
Synonyms for un authorized
- actionable
- adulterous
- against the law
- banned
- baseless
- black-market
- bootleg
- bootlegged
- bottomless
- casual
- causeless
- chimerical
- clandestine
- contraband
- contrary to law
- covert
- criminal
- crooked
- dirty
- disapproved
- empty
- excluded
- extralegal
- false
- felonious
- flagitious
- flimsy
- forbidden
- foundationless
- fraudulent
- furtive
- gratuitous
- guilty
- heavy
- hidden
- hole-and-corner
- hot
- hush-hush
- idle
- illegal
- illegitimate
- illicit
- illogical
- illusory
- imaginary
- immoral
- improper
- in violation of law
- iniquitous
- interdicted
- invalid
- irregular
- lawless
- misbegotten
- nefarious
- no-no
- not approved
- not legal
- off base
- officious
- offstage
- on the QT
- on the sly
- out of bounds
- out of line
- outlawed
- outside the law
- over the line
- pirated
- private
- prohibited
- proscribed
- prosecutable
- racket
- shady
- shut out
- skulking
- slinking
- sly
- smuggled
- sneaking
- spurious
- stealthy
- sub rosa
- sub-rosa
- supposititious
- taboo
- unapproved
- unauthorized
- uncalled-for
- unconstitutional
- under the table
- under wraps
- under-the-counter
- under-the-table
- undercover
- underhand
- unfounded
- unjustified
- unlawful
- unlicensed
- unofficial
- unorthodox
- unprovoked
- unsanctioned
- unsupported
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- veiled
- verboten
- violating
- wicked
- wildcat
- wrong
- wrongful
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