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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificate

Noun

Beyond Athena and Ceres, Mazama is seeking independent certification of more than 10 gigawatts of geothermal resource potential at Newberry.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Organic fiber is no longer the only ticket into the certification system behind GOTS.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of certification

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

Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Paul permitted a possession-ending third down sack to All Pro Crosby early in the fourth quarter, with the Dolphins down 13.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

When Brazil ratified the agreement, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described it not as a trade policy achievement but as a reaffirmation of multilateralism in an era of unilateral tariffs.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Every transfer needs to be ratified by the Premier League’s five-step process, detailed between sections 254 to 261 of the youth development rules.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 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

The strongest candidates would then be validated at USA Rare Earth’s research and development facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, before potentially being incorporated into the company’s processing flowsheets.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The Tmall store serves both as an official entry point and a platform for validating consumer demand.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of validate

Verb

Sampling and sanctioned early-review programs are what carry a new product from invisible to recommended.

— Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Two of Ballmer’s top executives were also sanctioned, altering the way the team will have to operate moving forward.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanction

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