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

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 endorsed Collins just days before the runoff last month. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

He must first be endorsed by all 15 members of the Security Council before receiving confirmation from the General Assembly. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

The consortium of aquariums spent much of the early part of the year coming up with a plan to safely rescue the belugas -- at the request of Marineland and endorsed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Trump endorsed both candidates, and Turning Point, the political group founded in Arizona by the late Charlie Kirk, backed them. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 July 2026

Feely will either face Democratic primary challengers former state legislator Amish Shah and Marlene Galán-Woods, a former television news anchor endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The three bills do not include several broader Supreme Court changes Schiff has previously endorsed, including term limits, adding seats to the court and establishing an enforceable ethics code. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Trump endorsed Jay Feely for an open House seat; in another district, incumbent Greg Stanton survives a challenge from the left. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 21 July 2026

Haley, president of the Arizona State Board of Education, was endorsed by outgoing state Treasurer Kimberly Yee. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026