Synonyms of endorsed

endorsed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also indorsed

as in authorized

Related Words

• authorized
• certified
• permitted
• licensed
• accredited
• sanctioned
• acceptable
• warranted
• allowed
• lawful
• OK
• permissible
• legal
• allowable
• admissible
• tolerable
• endurable
• bearable
• mandatory
• licit
• required
• ordered

Dissimilar Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• barred
• proscribed
• rejected
• impermissible
• denied
• unacceptable
• inadmissible
• refused
• vetoed
• objectionable
• intolerable
• unbearable
• banned
• interdicted
• unendurable
• disallowed
• verboten
• suppressed
• repressed
• outlawed

endorsed

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verb

variants also indorsed

past tense of endorse

as in advocated

to promote the interests or cause of

an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocated
• supported
• backed
• adopted
• championed
• embraced
• patronized
• assisted
• helped
• aided
• went in for
• reinforced
• plumped (for)
• held a brief for
• plonked (for)
• stuck up for
• plunked (for)
• went to bat for
• stood up for
• espoused
• seconded
• preached
• forwarded
• saved
• abetted
• bolstered
• buttressed
• furthered
• propped (up)
• rescued
• sided (with)
• advanced
• boosted
• backstopped
• bailed out
• plugged
• delivered
• talked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• interfered
• thwarted
• frustrated
• baffled
• failed
• disappointed
• sabotaged
• foiled
• deserted
• let down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endorsed

Adjective

The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026

Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani. — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025

Verb

Trump has endorsed Kean’s reelection, without mentioning his absence. — Mike Catalini, Fortune, 30 June 2026

The council held off on a ballot measure that would have given council members greater power over police policy, an idea endorsed by the 13-member Charter Reform Commission. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2026

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has founded companies in the wellness and media landscape and professional boxer George Foreman endorsed a grill by the same name. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Swift has publicly endorsed both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the last two presidential elections after receiving criticism for not endorsing a candidate in 2016. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026

Lenexa Mayor Julie Sayers has endorsed Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog in the Democratic primary for Kansas governor. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Trump had endorsed Hurd earlier this year, and then withdrew his endorsement, before ultimately endorsing Hurd again and convincing Republican primary challenger Hope Scheppelman to drop out. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026