Synonyms of ratified

ratified

verb

past tense of ratify

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approved
• confirmed
• finalized
• endorsed
• accepted
• signed
• sanctioned
• authorized
• formalized
• acknowledged
• accredited
• affirmed
• approbated
• warranted
• homologated
• cleared
• certified
• validated
• blessed
• initialed
• passed
• permitted
• canonized
• OK'd
• sanctified
• enabled
• legalized
• licensed
• allowed
• reapproved
• rubber-stamped
• signed off (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• rejected
• vetoed
• disapproved
• declined
• disallowed
• prohibited
• turned down
• negatived
• proscribed
• banned
• forbade
• enjoined
• ignored
• refused
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• interdicted
• illegalized
• rebuffed
• spurned
• rebutted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ratified

The Guggenheim Museum union, which organized in 2021 and includes approximately 150 curators, conservators, educators, and public programmers, ratified its first contract in 2023, a two-and-a-half-year agreement. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Congress passed the amendment in 1919, and the states ratified it in 1920. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

The United States is the only great coastal power that has never ratified UNCLOS. — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

The contract was ratified with a 97% to 3% vote, Shaffer told the Star-Telegram. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

The plan follows several other measures announced recently — including the economic and tax overhaul, which was approved by Congress but has yet to be ratified as the Constitutional Court reviews complaints filed by opposition parties. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The agreement, which spans from August 1 through July 31, 2030, still needs to be ratified. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Associate membership doesn't currently exist as a formal category under EU treaties, and any such arrangement would need to be created and ratified by member states. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Every transfer needs to be ratified by the Premier League’s five-step process, detailed between sections 254 to 261 of the youth development rules. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026