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

The department specifically cites craft show vendors as an example of businesses that may need the certificate. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Then a supplier’s API certificate expires overnight, a core system loses its data feed and the business stops for half a day. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

As opposed to state funding being tied to enrollment numbers, those resources were instead attached to how many students got degrees and certificate completions. — Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026 For Google, the challenge is that HTTPS certificates for browsing need to be bigger to secure them against quantum computers. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for certificate

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Noun

The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor's certification, a disability award letter or other proof.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of certification

Verb

The Federal Aviation Administration certified the Max 7, the smallest of the Max family, in early August with the newest software installed.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Vega said only the names of people whose write-in candidacy has been certified by his office can be added.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of certify

Verb

Rams players, however, are arriving in Melbourne just one day before the game, while their opponents chartered a plane last week and have already been acclimating to the 17-hour time zone difference.

— Jessica Golden, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
When Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned Posada and released him from prison in August 2004, Gonzalez flew him to Honduras, on a plane chartered by Alvarez.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of charter

Verb

The analyst added that similar uranium mine projects are not fully permitted, giving NexGen an edge over competitors and making its stock especially appealing to investors.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
The terms of an authorization typically identify the provider or entity permitted to disclose information, which records are included, the date range, the recipient, and the expiration and revocation language.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

The plan follows several other measures announced recently — including the economic and tax overhaul, which was approved by Congress but has yet to be ratified as the Constitutional Court reviews complaints filed by opposition parties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Ascension Saint Agnes voted to ratify its first-ever union contract on Saturday to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

— CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of ratify

Verb

Armstrong said the sanctuary was accredited over the summer by Botanic Gardens Conservation International, the world's largest plant conservation network.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Currently, only around 15% of Pennsylvania’s levees are accredited by FEMA.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of accredit

Verb

Every machine on the high-volume line was engineered and validated on EnerVenue’s R&D line, six kilometers away, before it was committed to production here, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Haase’s team also checks if Zalando customers might be searching for the trend, as a way of validating the agents’ information.

— Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of validate

Verb

Bluster and bravado are big parts of the playbook for North Korea, an isolated and oft-sanctioned autocracy that the Kim family has ruled since 1948.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Although Iran’s leading pharmaceutical firms are not themselves under sanctions, several of the largest are connected to sanctioned charitable conglomerates or to sanctioned individuals.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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