Authorized and Clandestine

Authorized

Authorized adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

Clandestine is an antonym for authorized.

Clandestine

Clandestine adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.

Authorized is an antonym for clandestine.
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