authorized

Questions about authorized

What does authorized mean?

authorized means "endowed with authority". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in authorized?

authorized has 3 syllables: au-thori-zed. The stress falls on "au". In IPA it is /ˈɔθɚˌaɪzd/.

What is another word for authorized?

Close synonyms include authorised, authoritative, authorised. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of authorized?

The recorded antonyms are unauthorized.

Is authorized a common word?

authorized is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with authorized?

10 words rhyme with authorized. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.