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

2 of 2

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

That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

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

Verb

Starry, who was elected sheriff in 2018 and again in 2022, has endorsed Mueller for sheriff. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Major soy traders agreed — and the Brazilian government later endorsed — a ban on purchasing soy grown on Amazon land cleared after July 2008. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

No fewer than two dozen sitting members of Congress have endorsed the young scion’s campaign, including political kingmaker Jim Clyburn in South Carolina and former Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Bronin was one of the project’s strongest candidates, endorsed by Pete Buttigieg, whom Bronin had endorsed for president in 2020. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, Luna also endorsed Ben Butler in the crowded GOP primary for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

The panel endorsed the drugmaker’s request for traditional approval for the vaccine in adults ages 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, which requires further trials to prove clinical benefit. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The Denver chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will likely attempt to place one of its members in the seat, since Parady was endorsed by the group when she was elected in 2023. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026