endorses

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support, authorize v.
countersign a check v.

VERB

support, authorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate affirm approve back commend confirm defend favor okay praise ratify recommend sanction uphold

STRONG

accredit attest authenticate bless boost certify champion countenance guarantee push second sustain underwrite warrant witness

WEAK

back up give a boost to give green light give one's word give the go-ahead give the nod go along with go to bat for go with lend one's name to rubber-stamp stand behind stand up for stump for subscribe to vouch for

Antonyms

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attack censure criticize deny disagree disapprove discourage dissuade invalidate oppose refuse reject renounce veto

STRONG

halt

WEAK

protest repel unauthorize

VERB

countersign a check

Synonyms

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sign

STRONG

authenticate autograph cosign notarize subscribe superscribe undersign underwrite

WEAK

add one's name to put John Hancock on put signature on rubber-stamp say amen to sign off on sign on dotted line

Antonyms

WEAK

censure disapprove oppose protest reject repel unauthorize

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endorses

As she runs for mayor, the Los Angeles chapter of the DSA hopes to expand its power as it endorses a new slate of 2026 candidates for City Council, city attorney and L.A. school board.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

The EFF instead endorses robust data privacy legislation that better informs users of what information they’re often unintentionally giving away when they agree to Big Tech’s terms and conditions.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026

Mr. Naiden seems unwilling to admit that such funds are applied to purposes he endorses, such as wages, safety and upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Prof Caroline Hiscox, chief executive of NHS Lothian, said the HIS report "effectively endorses" its ongoing programme to improve patient safety and working culture.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

If some celebrity endorses a brand of dog food, or some cabdriver disapproves of the mayor’s handling of a dilemma, there’s obviously no reason to accord statistical significance to these personal expressions.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos