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

To be ratified, the amendments need to only receive a majority of votes. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in August, and Turkish officials say it is expected to be ratified by parliament in the coming days. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Once ratified, these findings create permanent licensing precedents. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

If ratified by a majority of members, the agreement will come before the CSU Board of Trustees at its November meeting. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Another way to overcome fragmentation and boost growth is to develop the African Continental Free Trade Area, a pact ratified by 50 of Africa’s countries aimed at creating one of the world’s biggest duty-free zones. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Instead, EuroLeague plans to move from 10-year licenses to a permanent franchise model, which is expected to be ratified within the next 60 days. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum in New York ratified its second contract Sunday night, hours ahead a strike deadline, narrowly heading off a disruption to the opening of a forthcoming Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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