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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as in to certify

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Noun

Pipelines issued certificates representing the oil in their lines. — Brian C. Black, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 It was granted a valid certificate in May 2018, set to expire in May 2028. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 7 Oct. 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

Joby has led the industry in flight testing, manufacturing, and regulatory certification, helping set the standards the sector now follows.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Thursday’s announcement formally bans Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, and four other companies from the permanent labor certification process.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of certification

Verb

And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Adherence to the chain of custody laws is even more critical before an official result has been certified, and legal experts have encouraged judges to scrutinize warrant applications for ballots especially closely.

— Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of certify

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Under Kansas home rule law, local governments can charter out provisions in state law that are not applied uniformly throughout the state, LaSala said.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
The daily cost of chartering a Very Large Crude Carrier in the region rose to more than $1 million in late September according toBloomberg.

— David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum in New York ratified its second contract Sunday night, hours ahead a strike deadline, narrowly heading off a disruption to the opening of a forthcoming Roy Lichtenstein retrospective.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Spain’s government on Friday lost two key votes to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis, while protesters marched on the parliament demanding help for renters.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ratify

Verb

The employer is, however, refusing to become London Living Wage accredited.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks.

— Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of accredit

Verb

The company is drawing a line between sanctioned and unsanctioned sharing with outside safety groups at the same time the industry is, slowly, inviting those groups in.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Other sanctioned Iranian airlines, however, have continued flying into Turkey.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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