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underwritten

ADJECTIVE
backed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved assisted endorsed favored
STRONG
advocated aided bankrolled bolstered boosted championed encouraged financed fostered furthered helped promoted propped seconded sponsored upheld
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved
WEAK
backless discouraged opposed
ADJECTIVE
endorsed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved backed ratified recommended sanctioned settled supported
STRONG
advocated affirmed attested blessed commended concluded legalized notarized sealed sponsored upheld validated
WEAK
OK'd boosted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
cancelled vetoed
ADJECTIVE
promised
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreed guaranteed
STRONG
affirmed asseverated assured consented covenanted ensured insured plighted professed stipulated subscribed sworn undertaken vowed warranted
WEAK
vouched for

Example Sentences

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“As with all investments, PIK investments are underwritten with the same discipline as cash pay loans, with a strong focus on structure, leverage, and exit protections.”

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Translated to the screen, her already underwritten — and always strangely named — characters look even less like real humans with real motivations.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

A £25m Covid loan, underwritten by the UK government, was due for repayment in full.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck