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ratified

[rat-uh-fahyd] / ˈræt əˌfaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
approved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted allowed authorized backed endorsed passed permitted recognized sanctioned supported
STRONG
affirmed chosen legalized proven validated
WEAK
OK'd certain made official vouched for
Antonyms
WEAK
disapproved refused uncertain
ADJECTIVE
endorsed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved backed recommended sanctioned settled supported
STRONG
advocated affirmed attested blessed commended concluded legalized notarized sealed sponsored underwritten upheld validated
WEAK
OK'd boosted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
cancelled vetoed
ADJECTIVE
established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chartered completed founded incorporated initiated organized set up settled
STRONG
begun codified conceived endowed equipped finished inaugurated instituted originated produced realized systematized
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
WEAK
false insolvent invalidated temporary unsound untrue
ADJECTIVE
urged
Synonyms
STRONG
adopted advanced aided approved backed boosted commended endorsed favored praised promoted proposed pushed recommended
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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After a surprisingly quick negotiation with the film and TV studios, the members of the Writers Guild of America have officially ratified a new four-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Candidate selections at constituency level have to be ratified by Burrows, but the BBC has been told he will not interfere.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

By the spring of 1920, thirty-five states had ratified the 19th Amendment, and eight states—Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Delaware—had voted against ratification.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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