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 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 for anyone born on our soil. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

The tentative agreement was reached late Wednesday, but the deal must still be ratified by union members. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026

China ratified the protocols in 1987 that prohibit testing nuclear weapons within the zone or threatening to use them against signatories with territory in the region. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Key to that determination is whether gun laws are historically consistent with laws on the books in the 18th century, when the Bill of Rights was ratified. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region. — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Months later, the federation and the men’s and women’s players associations ratified new CBAs running through 2028. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 7 July 2026

The committee ratified its post-detection protocols under the leadership of Michael Garrett, an astronomer at the University of Manchester. — Chris Young july 07, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

On June 18, Cuba's leaders unveiled a plan, not yet ratified by its parliament, ​with more than 170 sweeping measures that would ​privatize a vast swath ⁠of its socialist economy − reforms Rodríguez Castro used his clout to push through. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026