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Definitions for Unwarranted

[1] authorization, sanction, or justification.
[2] something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security.
[3] something considered as having the force of a guarantee or as being positive assurance of a thing: The cavalry and artillery were considered sure warrants of success.
[4] a writing or document certifying or authorizing something, as a receipt, license, or commission.
[5] Law . an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution.
[6] the certificate of authority or appointment issued to an officer of the armed forces below the rank of a commissioned officer.
[7] a warehouse receipt.
[8] a written authorization for the payment or receipt of money: a treasury warrant.
[9] to give authority to; authorize.
[10] to give reason or sanction for; account for: The circumstances warrant such measures.
[11] to give one's word for; vouch for (often used with a clause to emphasize something asserted): I'll warrant he did!
[12] to give a formal assurance, or a guarantee or promise, to or for; guarantee: to warrant someone honorable treatment; to warrant payment; to warrant safe delivery.
[13] to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (an article, product, etc.), as to a purchaser.
[14] to guarantee or secure title to (the purchaser of goods); assure indemnification against loss to.
[15] Law . to guarantee title of an estate or other granted property (to a grantee).
[16] lacking justification or authorization
[17] another word for unwarrantable
[18] anything that gives authority for an action or decision; authorization; sanction
[19] a document that certifies or guarantees, such as a receipt for goods stored in a warehouse, a licence, or a commission
[20] law an authorization issued by a magistrate or other official allowing a constable or other officer to search or seize property, arrest a person, or perform some other specified act
[21] (in certain armed services) the official authority for the appointment of warrant officers
[22] a security that functions as a stock option by giving the owner the right to buy ordinary shares in a company at a specified date, often at a specified price
[23] to guarantee the quality, condition, etc, of (something)
[24] to give authority or power to
[25] to attest to or assure the character, worthiness, etc, of
[26] to guarantee (a purchaser of merchandise) against loss of, damage to, or misrepresentation concerning the merchandise
[27] law to guarantee (the title to an estate or other property)
[28] to declare boldly and confidently

Words related to Unwarranted

warrantbaseless, undue, gratuitous, unjust, unreasonable, unjustified, groundless, inexcusable, unjustifiable, unconscionable, unfair, unfounded, indefensible, unprovoked, bottomless, uncalled-for, wrong, unwarrantable

Words nearby Unwarranted

warrantwarper, warping board, warping frame, warplane, warpwise, warrant, warrant of fitness, warrant officer, warrant sale, warrantable, warrantee

Origin of Unwarranted

warrant1175–1225; (noun) Middle English warant < Anglo-French; Old French guarant < Germanic; compare Middle Low German warend, -ent warranty, noun use of present participle of waren to warrant; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French warantir; Old French g(u)arantir, derivative of guarant; see guaranty

Other words from Unwarranted

war·rant·less , adjective
non·war·rant·ed , adjective
pre·war·rant , noun, verb (used with object)
qua·si-war·rant·ed , adjective
re·war·rant , verb (used with object)
self-war·rant·ing , adjective
un·war·rant·ed , adjective
un·war·rant·ed·ly , adverb
well-war·rant·ed , adjective

Word origin for Unwarranted

warrantC13: from Anglo-French warrant, variant of Old French guarant, from guarantir to guarantee, of Germanic origin; compare guaranty

Synonyms for Unwarranted

baseless, gratuitous, groundless, indefensible, inexcusable, unconscionable, undue, unfair, unfounded, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unprovoked, unreasonable, bottomless, foundationless, uncalled-for, ungrounded, unwarrantable, wrong