warranted

Definitions

Justified or necessitated by the circumstances.

Authorized or sanctioned by an official body or rule.

Examples

The severity of the situation warranted an immediate response from the authorities.

His aggressive behavior was not warranted by the minor disagreement we had.

The team felt that a thorough investigation was warranted before making any final decisions.

Synonyms

justified deserved merited sanctioned authorized defensible legitimate

Antonyms

unjustified unwarranted groundless baseless unfounded undeserved unauthorized