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being exactly as appears or as claimed
- presumably his chauffeured limousine qualifies him as certified big shot
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- bogus,
- counterfeit,
- fake,
- false,
- mock,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- pseudo,
- sham,
- spurious,
- suppositious,
- supposititious,
- unauthentic,
- unreal
certified
verb
past tense of certify
Synonyms & Antonyms of certified (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
- experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln
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2
to give official or legal power to
- certified her as a teacher
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- accredited,
- authorized,
- chartered
- [British],
- commissioned,
- empowered,
- enabled,
- invested,
- licensed
- (also licenced),
- qualified,
- vested,
- warranted
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- approved,
- cleared,
- credentialed
- (also credentialled),
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- OK'd
- (or okayed),
- sanctioned
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3
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
- please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick
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“Certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certified. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of certified was in 1611
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