Granted — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb phrase adjective /ˈgrant/

Meaning & Definition of Granted

Granted (verb)

  1. to consent to carry out for a person, allow fulfillment of
  2. to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
  3. to bestow or transfer formally; specifically, to give the possession or title of by a deed

Granted (phrase)

  1. to assume (something) as true, real, unquestionable, or to be expected
  2. to value (something or someone) too lightly, to fail to properly notice or appreciate (someone or something that should be valued)

Granted (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in given, accepted

    similar: accepted, given, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable, apparent, clear, evident, hands-down, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, plain, transparent, unmistakable, self-explanatory, axiomatic, prima facie, self-evident
    opposite: arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, doubtable, dubious, moot, problematic, questionable

Granted (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

    "you will grant that she is difficult to work with"

    similar: acknowledged, admitted, agreed, allowed, conceded, confessed, fessed (up), owned (up to), came clean (about)
    related: disburdened, unburdened, unloaded, affirmed, avowed, confirmed, professed, accepted, recognized, yielded, announced, broadcast, broke, communicated, declared, disclosed, divulged, imparted, proclaimed, published, revealed, spilled, told, unveiled, betrayed, blabbed, exposed, gave away, informed, leaked, ratted, squealed, talked, tattled, tipped (off), warned, wised (up), breathed, said, whispered
    opposite: denied
    near: disallowed, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, contradicted, disputed, gainsaid, negated, negatived, rebutted, refuted, rejected, repudiated, concealed, covered (up), hid, obscured, veiled, kidded (oneself)

  2. to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

    "by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"

    similar: accorded, awarded, conferred, vested
    related: bestowed, contributed, donated, gave, presented, showed, furnished, provided, supplied, extended, offered, proffered, allocated, appropriated, assigned, appointed, designated, dubbed, fixed, named, set
    near: aborted, called, called off, dropped, recalled, repealed, rescinded, revoked, abrogated, annulled, invalidated, nullified, voided, wrote off, recanted, retracted, took back, withdrew

Related Entry: Grant (verb)

Grant is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for grant, not for granted.

  1. to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

    "you will grant that she is difficult to work with"

    similar: acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), own (up to), come clean (about)
    related: disburden, unburden, unload, affirm, avow, confirm, profess, accept, recognize, yield, announce, break, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, publish, reveal, spill, tell, unveil, betray, blab, expose, give away, inform, leak, rat, squeal, talk, tattle, tip (off), warn, wise (up), breathe, say, whisper
    opposite: deny
    near: disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown, contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, negative, rebut, refute, reject, repudiate, conceal, cover (up), hide, obscure, veil, kid (oneself)

  2. to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

    "by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"

    similar: accord, award, confer, vest
    related: bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, show, furnish, provide, supply, extend, offer, proffer, allocate, appropriate, assign, appoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set
    near: abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off, recant, retract, take back, withdraw

Related Entry: Take for granted (phrase)

Take for granted is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for take for granted, not for granted.

  1. to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

    "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning."

    similar: assume, hypothecate, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, say, suppose
    related: accept, believe, credit, swallow, conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take, conjecture, figure, guess, reckon (chiefly dialect), surmise, suspect, suspicion (chiefly dialect), think, conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive, speculate, theorize, affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess
    near: challenge, controvert, disagree (with), disbelieve, discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, wonder (about), deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate, belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute

Related Entry: Taken for granted (phrase)

Taken for granted is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for taken for granted, not for granted.

  1. to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

    "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning."

    similar: assumed, hypothecated, hypothesized, postulated, premised, presumed, presupposed, said, supposed
    related: accepted, believed, credited, swallowed, concluded, deduced, gathered, inferred, judged, taken, conjectured, figured, guessed, reckoned (chiefly dialect), surmised, suspected, suspicioned (chiefly dialect), thought, conceived, dreamed, fancied, imagined, perceived, preconceived, speculated, theorized, affirmed, alleged, asserted, averred, avouched, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, insisted, maintained, professed
    near: challenged, controverted, disagreed (with), disbelieved, discounted, discredited, disputed, distrusted, doubted, mistrusted, questioned, wondered (about), denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, rejected, repudiated, belied, confuted, disproved, rebutted, refuted

Related Entry: Took for granted (phrase)

Took for granted is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for took for granted, not for granted.

  1. to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

    "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning."

    similar: assumed, hypothecated, hypothesized, postulated, premised, presumed, presupposed, said, supposed
    related: accepted, believed, credited, swallowed, concluded, deduced, gathered, inferred, judged, took, conjectured, figured, guessed, reckoned (chiefly dialect), surmised, suspected, suspicioned (chiefly dialect), thought, conceived, dreamed, fancied, imagined, perceived, preconceived, speculated, theorized, affirmed, alleged, asserted, averred, avouched, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, insisted, maintained, professed
    near: challenged, controverted, disagreed (with), disbelieved, discounted, discredited, disputed, distrusted, doubted, mistrusted, questioned, wondered (about), denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, rejected, repudiated, belied, confuted, disproved, rebutted, refuted

Related Entry: Takes for granted (phrase)

Takes for granted is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for takes for granted, not for granted.

  1. to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

    "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning."

    similar: assumes, hypothecates, hypothesizes, postulates, premises, presumes, presupposes, says, supposes
    related: accepts, believes, credits, swallows, concludes, deduces, gathers, infers, judges, takes, conjectures, figures, guesses, reckons (chiefly dialect), surmises, suspects, suspicions (chiefly dialect), thinks, conceives, dreams, fancies, imagines, perceives, preconceives, speculates, theorizes, affirms, alleges, asserts, avers, avouches, avows, claims, contends, declares, insists, maintains, professes
    near: challenges, controverts, disagrees (with), disbelieves, discounts, discredits, disputes, distrusts, doubts, mistrusts, questions, wonders (about), denies, disavows, disclaims, disowns, rejects, repudiates, belies, confutes, disproves, rebuts, refutes

Related Entry: Taking for granted (phrase)

Taking for granted is a different word from Granted. The synonyms below are for taking for granted, not for granted.

  1. to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

    "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning."

    similar: assuming, hypothecating, hypothesizing, postulating, premising, presuming, presupposing, saying, supposing
    related: accepting, believing, crediting, swallowing, concluding, deducing, gathering, inferring, judging, taking, conjecturing, figuring, guessing, reckoning (chiefly dialect), surmising, suspecting, suspicioning (chiefly dialect), thinking, conceiving, dreaming, fancying, imagining, perceiving, preconceiving, speculating, theorizing, affirming, alleging, asserting, averring, avouching, avowing, claiming, contending, declaring, insisting, maintaining, professing
    near: challenging, controverting, disagreeing (with), disbelieving, discounting, discrediting, disputing, distrusting, doubting, mistrusting, questioning, wondering (about), denying, disavowing, disclaiming, disowning, rejecting, repudiating, belying, confuting, disproving, rebutting, refuting

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Granted

The most common words with a similar meaning to Granted:

accepted, given, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable, apparent, clear, evident, hands-down, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, plain, transparent, unmistakable, self-explanatory, axiomatic, prima facie, self-evident, acknowledged, admitted, agreed, allowed, conceded, confessed, fessed (up), owned (up to), accorded, awarded, conferred, vested, came clean (about)

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Granted

Words with the opposite meaning of Granted:

arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, doubtable, dubious, moot, problematic, questionable, denied

Related Words for Granted

disburdened, unburdened, unloaded, affirmed, avowed, confirmed, professed, recognized, yielded, announced, broadcast, broke, communicated, declared, disclosed, divulged, imparted, proclaimed, published, revealed, spilled, told, unveiled, betrayed, blabbed, exposed, gave away, informed, leaked, ratted

Near Antonyms of Granted

disallowed, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, contradicted, disputed, gainsaid, negated, negatived, rebutted, refuted, rejected, repudiated, concealed, covered (up), hid, obscured, veiled, kidded (oneself), aborted, called, called off, dropped, recalled, repealed, rescinded, revoked, abrogated, annulled, invalidated

Word Forms of Granted

Inflections: granting, grants

Derived words: grantable (adjective), granter (noun), grantor (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Granted

Middle English, from Anglo-French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe creed

First known use: 13th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Granted

Words & Phrases Containing Granted

take for granted

Frequently Asked Questions about Granted

What does "Granted" mean?

"Granted" means to consent to carry out for a person, allow fulfillment of. As an a verb, a phrase and an adjective, it is defined as: to consent to carry out for a person, allow fulfillment of. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Granted"?

Other words for "Granted" include accepted, given, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable and unquestionable. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Granted" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Granted"?

There are 96 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Granted". Common alternatives include accepted, given, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable, apparent and clear.

What is the opposite of "Granted"?

Antonyms of "Granted" include arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, doubtable, dubious, moot and problematic. Near antonyms include disallowed, disavowed, disclaimed and disowned.

How do you use "Granted" in a sentence?

Examples of "Granted" in a sentence: "you will grant that she is difficult to work with"; "by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city".

Is "Granted" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Granted" can be used as a verb, a phrase and an adjective, depending on the context.

Is "Granted" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

It is on the Academic Word List, so it appears often in IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, and university texts.

How do you pronounce "Granted"?

"Granted" is pronounced /ˈgrant/.