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 union representing the flight attendants said Monday that if the deal is ratified, the work that flight attendants do before flights take off will be recognized. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Because China’s doctrine ratified practice, the United States has been caught behind. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

The group’s president, Maiya De La Rosa, said the endorsement was ratified on July 11. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The Fifth Amendment was ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 July 2026

It is expected that FFE would need to be ratified by a majority of FIFA members, though there’s no word on when or how the vote will take shape. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 July 2026

The amendment to the acquisition, the lawsuit claims, wasn’t properly presented to board members and never ratified by the group’s members. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

Sheinbaum has said that little evidence has emerged to substantiate claims of cartels interfering with elections, and noted that a state-level electoral tribunal ratified Rocha’s win in Sinaloa, after examining reports of irregularities. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Christoph Sperfeldt, a researcher who focuses on statelessness, explains that few Southeast Asian countries ratified the major international agreements adopted in 1954 and 1961. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2026