CERTIFICATE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

(ˌ)sər-ˈti-fi-kət

Definition of certificate

as in certification

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving

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Recent Examples of certificate

Noun

Trump received the award during the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, where Infantino presented him with a trophy, medal and certificate. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 1 July 2026 All participating children receive certificates, congratulating them on participation or meeting those goals. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 2 July 2026

Verb

Curtis Institute of Music Curtis takes a conservatory approach to music education and offers post-secondary-school student diplomas, bachelor of music and professional studies certificates as well as post-baccalaureate diploma and master of music degrees. — Jeff Bond, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 And patients are largely left on their own to decipher which certificates hanging on a surgeon’s office wall, or ballyhooed in web advertising, signify appropriate training and which do not. — Fred Schulte, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for certificate

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Noun

The technology, the team, the certification, or the infrastructure that would take them years to build.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Equipment complies with safety rules The deployment follows a structured certification and assembly timeline completed earlier in the month.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of certification

Verb

If a simple majority of the workers vote to unionize, the union is then certified.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The logistics industry has adapted accordingly, finding new software to certify driver’s licenses and paperwork, as well as using generative AI to track cargo.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of certify

Verb

Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Building on existing kidney and heart programs, the center was formally chartered in 1989.

— Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of charter

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Testing before fuel Following delivery, the prototype canister will undergo additional testing while the company advances permitting for its non-nuclear borehole with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Nick Loftin recovered the ball and tried to get Bichette at the plate, but his throw was late and slid past Carter Jensen, permitting Benge to finish his cycle of the bases.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region.

— Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
There's no realistic way that a constitutional amendment that controversial — which requires two-thirds approval from both chambers and three-fourths of the states to ratify — could pass in this Congress.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of ratify

Verb

For this, Sandia researchers used power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) testing to validate their AI controls before deploying them in the field.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Segment by life stage, validate what employees actually need and embed that voice into benefits design, decision rights, communications and feedback loops.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of validate

Verb

In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Judge John Weeks denied May’s request to sanction Daniel and to hold King’s bond insufficient for violating a condition that directs him not to contact witnesses.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

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