Synonyms of certifiable

certifiable

adjective

ˈsər-tə-ˌfī-ə-bəl 

1

as in genuine

being exactly as appears or as claimed

a professor who is regarded by his colleagues as a certifiable genius

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genuine
• authentic
• real
• certified
• true
• honest
• unmistakable
• for real
• original
• actual
• sure-enough
• bona fide
• pure
• historical
• right
• identifiable
• legitimate
• pukka
• legal
• dinkum
• echt
• verifiable
• very
• lawful
• recognizable
• veritable
• proven
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• validated
• indubitable
• accurate
• incontrovertible
• irrefutable
• incontestable
• substantiated
• undeniable
• verified
• undoubted
• correct
• proper
• unadulterated
• unalloyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pseudo
• false
• phony
• fake
• bogus
• mock
• unreal
• counterfeit
• spurious
• sham
• synthetic
• imitation
• supposititious
• artificial
• unauthentic
• simulated
• unnatural
• suppositious
• factitious
• manufactured
• fabricated
• deceptive
• misleading
• man-made
• delusive
• concocted
• delusory

2

as in psychotic

dated, informal + disparaging unable to think in a clear or sensible way

Anyone who would run in front of a car like that is certifiable.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• crazy
• nuts
• mental
• psycho
• crazed
• demented
• unhinged
• deranged
• nutty
• disturbed
• loco
• batty
• unbalanced
• cracked
• eccentric
• bonkers
• brainsick
• foolish
• irrational
• strange
• obsessed
• daft
• ballistic
• around the bend
• unsound
• off
• queer
• out to lunch
• non compos mentis
• haywire
• depressed
• delusional
• loopy
• fey
• bats
• unreasonable
• crackers
• delirious
• nuclear
• oddball
• hysterical
• wud
• delusionary
• distraught
• distracted
• aberrant
• off one's gourd
• frantic
• off one's rocker
• disordered
• odd
• dotty
• off one's head
• out of one's head
• berserk
• touched
• pixilated
• witless
• raving
• monomaniacal
• potty
• monomaniac
• teched
• wigged-out
• ape
• fixated
• frenzied
• senseless
• bananas
• amok

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sane
• sound
• reasonable
• balanced
• rational
• clear
• sensible
• lucid
• wise
• judicious
• normal
• uncrazy
• compos mentis
• healthy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of certifiable

The resulting felt is then transformed into Fēlthos through a series of pressing, felting and finishing stages, according to certifiable quality standards. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

The Camel Coat A certifiable closet classic that comes in virtually every fit and silhouette—and every at price point. — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025

While some considered Cannon certifiable and Donthiner’s intentions seemed questionable, Virgil still went to the Sitka police station and made a detailed report of everything the two women told him. — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

For those who never got sick of watching Dunder Mifflin’s few sane employees stare exasperatedly into the camera as one of its certifiable weirdos did something unhinged, there’s a good amount of that here, too. — Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025