Antonyms for warranting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wawr-uh nt, wor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- |
Definition of warranting
Origin :- late 13c., "to keep safe from danger," from Old North French warantir (Old French garantir), from warant (see warrant (n.)).
- Meaning "to guarantee to be of quality" is attested from late 14c.; sense of "to guarantee as true" is recorded from c.1300. Related: Warranted; warranting.
- verb guarantee, justify, authorize
- Then, on the other hand, he has the right and duty of warranting his men.
- Extract from : « Domesday Book and Beyond » by Frederic William Maitland
- The clandestine character of Mary's shore visit impressed him as warranting complete investigation.
- Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
- He looked upon the cases, however, as showing some remarkable results, warranting a careful study.
- Extract from : « The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure » by Edward Hooker Dewey
- Warranting is the most infernal device ever brought out to make men mean and dishonest.
- Extract from : « A Man of Samples » by Wm. H. Maher
- The example of other countries, so far from warranting any such limitation of power, is directly against it.
- Extract from : « Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States » by Various
- A friend of mine, J. Smith, hired a horse yesterday, the Kanaka warranting him to be in excellent condition.
- Extract from : « Roughing It » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- For all the intentness of her look there was no invitation in it warranting such an advance on my part.
- Extract from : « The Mayor's Wife » by Anna Katherine Green
- It would not be truthful to say that she came on tiptoe, her build not warranting that mode of progression.
- Extract from : « The Grey Lady » by Henry Seton Merriman
- In warranting your safe passage to the Duke's court, and your safe return from it to your own country, I think I cannot fail.
- Extract from : « Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2) » by Sir Walter Scott
- This exemption should not be taken as warranting a general exercise of the right of asylum on board vessels of war.
- Extract from : « International Law » by George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
Synonyms for warranting
- affirm
- answer for
- approve
- argue
- assert
- assure
- attest
- avouch
- back
- bear out
- call for
- certify
- claim
- commission
- contend
- declare
- defend
- delegate
- demand
- empower
- endorse
- ensure
- entitle
- excuse
- explain
- give grounds for
- guaranty
- insure
- license
- maintain
- necessitate
- permit
- pledge
- privilege
- promise
- require
- sanction
- secure
- sponsor
- stand behind
- state
- stipulate
- swear
- take an oath
- undertake
- underwrite
- uphold
- vindicate
- vouch for
- vow
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