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codified

[kod-uh-fahyd, koh-duh-] / ˈkɒd əˌfaɪd, ˈkoʊ də- /
ADJECTIVE
established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chartered completed founded incorporated initiated organized ratified set up settled
STRONG
begun conceived endowed equipped finished inaugurated instituted originated produced realized systematized
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
WEAK
false insolvent invalidated temporary unsound untrue
ADJECTIVE
hypothetic
Synonyms
WEAK
abstract academic analytical as a premise assumed conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general hypothetical ideal idealized ideational ideological imaginative impractical in the abstract in theory instanced intelle
ADJECTIVE
theoretic
Synonyms
WEAK
abstract academic analytical as a premise assumed conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general hypothetic hypothetical ideal idealized ideational ideological imaginative impractical in the abstract in theory instanced intellectual logical metaphysical notional on paper pedantic philosophical postulated presumed problematical pure quixotic speculative suppositional tentative transcendent transcendental unearthly unproved unsubstantiated vague
ADJECTIVE
theoretical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract academic analytical imaginative intellectual logical metaphysical philosophical speculative vague
WEAK
as a premise assumed conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general ideal idealized ideational ideological impractical in the abstract in theory instanced notional on paper pedantic postulated presumed problematical pure quixotic suppositional tentative transcendent transcendental unearthly unproved unsubstantiated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
concrete ignorant illogical material objective physical real simple
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certain definite factual proven

Example Sentences

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The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made — a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements,” Murphy wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Mr. Vance should develop initiatives, private sector-based or legislatively codified, that can outlive the task force itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Discounts are not codified into law and are subject to change or discontinuation.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

They were in the process of being codified into law when Hsu called Day.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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