Authorized and Unauthorised

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Authorized adjective - Endowed with authority.

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Unauthorised is an antonym for authorized.

Unauthorised adjective - Not endowed with authority.

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Authorized is an antonym for unauthorised.

Nearby Word: unauthorized

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Unauthorised and Authorized. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorized/unauthorised

Authorized & Unauthorised. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorized/unauthorised>.

Unauthorised or Authorized. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorized/unauthorised.

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