Synonyms of endorses

endorses

verb

variants also indorses

present tense third-person singular of endorse

as in advocates

to promote the interests or cause of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocates
• supports
• embraces
• adopts
• backs
• patronizes
• champions
• helps
• reinforces
• assists
• goes in for
• aids
• stands up for
• espouses
• preaches
• sticks up for
• plumps (for)
• holds a brief for
• goes to bat for
• plunks (for)
• plonks (for)
• sides (with)
• abets
• furthers
• bolsters
• saves
• seconds
• rescues
• buttresses
• boosts
• forwards
• props (up)
• advances
• delivers
• backstops
• plugs
• bails out
• talks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposes
• interferes
• thwarts
• frustrates
• baffles
• fails
• sabotages
• foils
• disappoints
• deserts
• lets down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endorses

The Sentinel endorses Wes Hodge, Mike Scott and Victor Torres for seats on the Orange County Commission. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Coverage settled quickly into a familiar shape, in which a marquee customer endorses the product and the supplier's shares go up. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Lucy McBath endorses Everton Blair in next week’s special election for Congress. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

There can be a viable claim when that unauthorized use leads consumers to believe the athlete endorses the business’s product or service. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

The court’s 6-3 decision in Slaughter also effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, thereby greatly expanding the power of the president. — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions. — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Its latest involves Styles’ lifestyle brand Pleasing, which endorses joyful, gender-neutral self-expression. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2026

The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026