CERTIFIES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

certifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of certify

as in affirms

to declare (something) to be true or genuine experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln

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as in enables

to give official or legal power to certified her as a teacher

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as in verifies

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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Recent Examples of certifies The drone business boom Last year, Thunder Tiger’s Overkill drones became the first from an Asian company to qualify for the Pentagon’s Blue Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Cleared List, which certifies commercial drones for use by the US military. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026 If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration certifies aircraft but does not conduct regular inspections. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 Local unions can avoid a recertification vote by having 60% of teachers paying dues, which automatically re-certifies the chapter. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026 Il Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro San Marzano, which certifies San Marzano tomatoes, said on its website that the DOP certification also requires that the tomatoes are harvested by hand. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 The statute allows for a single 30-day extension, but only if the president certifies that additional time is necessary to ensure the safe withdrawal of troops. — Nik Popli, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 In the pre-digital era, the RIAA — the trade organization which certifies gold, platinum, and diamond sales and streaming awards — simply tabulated the number of physical singles that were shipped to retailers. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026 And Jeff Aaron was confirmed, 26-10, to the Public Employee Relations Commission, which certifies unions and resolves labor and employment disputes. — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026

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Today's ruling affirms a principle that has underpinned sound economic stewardship for generations.

— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Ending the show with one final jump affirms that there’s no future in which the Landry family is done with time traveling, despite the trauma and heartache the pond has delivered with its gift.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 22 June 2026

Definition of affirms

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Connecting their Kit accounts with AI tools enables creators to engage with and access their audience data.

— Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
This enables faster evaluation of new battery materials and cell designs without relying solely on prolonged physical testing.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of enables

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Someone should know who verifies the image, who speaks for the company, who explains what happened, who fixes the process that failed, and who keeps the organization from turning a teacup storm into a bathtub flood.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
On Kalshi, an internal team verifies outcomes against source reporting — typically within 12 hours of confirmation — with payouts landing about three hours after that; winners take $1 per winning share.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of verifies

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As the unfolding case of the Smithsonian attests, museum leaders occupy a pivotal position in American public life, balancing obligations to historical truth, institutional stakeholders, and the communities whose record they are entrusted to keep.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Definition of attests

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The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued.

— Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
That gambit, however, could doom the defense bill, which authorizes key national security programs.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of authorizes

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An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Research confirms that voluntary slow breathing measurably increases parasympathetic activity, which is why even 60 to 90 seconds between meetings can change the quality of the next conversation in ways that no amount of mental preparation can.

— Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of confirms

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Article 4 of the PRC constitution guarantees equality for all its 56 ethnic groups, though in reality the national vision hews to a Han Chinese orthodoxy, which avers a direct lineage from the early Yellow River basin tribes.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
The list is supposed to go out quarterly, a schedule that guarantees many charges stay off the radar for months — or even longer when the board fails to keep to its publication schedule.

— Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 8 July 2026

Definition of guarantees

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That stable early demand empowers companies to raise capital, build technologies, and develop capabilities that would be far too risky or expensive to pursue on speculation.

— Chris Carberry, Space.com, 7 July 2026
This strategy empowers independent owner-operators to expand services, ensuring timely, comprehensive care for children.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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