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authorized

3 syllables
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, authorized means explicitly allowed.

Meanings of authorized

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Explicitly allowed.

  2. Endowed with authority

    “an authoritative communique”

    “the authorized biography”

    Similar: authorised, authoritative

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of authorize

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: endowed with authority
authorisedauthoritative
Oppositesunauthorized

Words that rhyme with authorized

unauthorizedreauthorized

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