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

This shrivelled existence was meant to have ended with a change of direction which was officially ratified by the Premier League in December 2024. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The accord has yet to be formally ratified, and the ongoing war in Iran has sparked questions about progress on both the deal and the corridor. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Debating birthright citizenship The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

The film details how the tenets of the 14th Amendment, ratified post-Civil War, are now under systematic attack. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Remote workers at DreamWorks Animation have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

It was ratified in 1951, six years after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died, months into his fourth term. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

After more than a year and a half of negotiations, a faculty union at Baltimore City Community College has ratified its first-ever contract. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026

In response to our distressing new reality, DuVernay has created a thrillingly expansive sequel of sorts, which passionately and persuasively details how the tenets of the 14th Amendment, ratified post–Civil War, are now under systematic attack. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026