unauthorised
adjective/ʌnˈɔθəˌraɪzd/
Frequency rank: #12,975 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
done without official permission or approval.
Example sentence
The security team discovered that unauthorised access had been made to the company's database.
Synonyms & related words
- illegal
- unofficial
- prohibited
- forbidden
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