Synonyms of authorized

authorized 1 of 2

adjective

ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīzd 

as in official

ordered or allowed by those in authority

an authorized biography of the former president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• official
• sanctioned
• approved
• lawful
• legitimate
• endorsed
• permissible
• suggested
• promoted
• licensed
• supported
• certified
• legal
• regulation
• indorsed
• authoritative
• legit
• encouraged
• licit
• abetted
• canonical
• semiofficial
• ex officio

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unauthorized
• unofficial
• illegal
• unlawful
• illicit
• wrongful
• impermissible
• nonofficial
• illegitimate
• unsanctioned
• lawless
• unlicensed
• unapproved
• verboten

authorized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of authorize

1

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to

only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• empowered
• qualified
• licensed
• certified
• commissioned
• permitted
• entitled
• accredited
• approved
• chartered
• vested
• allowed
• invested
• licenced
• warranted
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• confirmed
• affirmed
• installed
• okayed
• inducted
• initiated
• validated
• credentialed
• inaugurated
• credentialled
• let
• privileged
• cleared
• instated
• swore in
• enfranchised
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• denied
• excluded
• prevented
• stopped
• constrained
• prohibited
• disallowed
• banned
• blocked
• discouraged
• inhibited
• barred
• obstructed
• hindered
• impeded
• held back
• shut out
• disbarred
• enjoined
• forbade
• proscribed
• vetoed
• outlawed
• disfranchised
• disenfranchised
• interdicted
• forbad

2

as in entitled

to give a right to

this pass will authorize you to go backstage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitled
• qualified
• enabled
• empowered
• permitted
• privileged
• licensed
• approved
• allowed
• endorsed
• indorsed
• sanctioned
• certified
• certificated
• licenced
• let
• ratified
• enfranchised
• accredited
• validated
• legitimized
• chartered
• warranted
• reapproved
• recertified
• revalidated
• rechartered
• reaccredited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• disabled
• forbade
• proscribed
• disallowed
• disenfranchised
• invalidated
• nullified
• disempowered
• decertified
• forbad
• delegitimized

3

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approved
• ratified
• confirmed
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• accepted
• finalized
• signed
• accredited
• acknowledged
• okayed
• formalized
• warranted
• approbated
• cleared
• affirmed
• certified
• homologated
• permitted
• licensed
• indorsed
• validated
• blessed
• enabled
• allowed
• initialed
• passed
• OK'd
• sanctified
• canonized
• legalized
• reapproved
• initialled
• licenced
• signed off (on)
• rubber-stamped
• blest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• rejected
• prohibited
• declined
• disallowed
• disapproved
• vetoed
• turned down
• enjoined
• forbade
• proscribed
• banned
• interdicted
• negatived
• refused
• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• forbad
• overlooked
• illegalized
• rebutted
• rebuffed
• spurned

Examples of authorized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

On Location, an event management company, is now tasked with selling tickets and hospitality suites for visitors on a single website, a departure from previous games when a number of authorized resellers in different countries sold tickets and travel packages. —Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 July 2024

The best course of action is to pay the bill, then remove your ex as an authorized user ASAP. —Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024

The Roomba incident is an example of data over-collection, outside of what the user may have knowingly agreed to be collected, along with authorized access with unauthorized sharing. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2024

This one-of-one Spectre is available exclusively through authorized dealer partners of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in the United States. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024