Synonyms of ratifying

ratifying

verb

present participle of ratify

as in approving

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

• approving
• confirming
• finalizing
• endorsing
• authorizing
• accepting
• sanctioning
• signing
• formalizing
• acknowledging
• accrediting
• okaying
• warranting
• affirming
• clearing
• approbating
• indorsing
• homologating
• certifying
• initialing
• validating
• OK'ing
• initialling
• enabling
• permitting
• sanctifying
• blessing
• passing
• legalizing
• allowing
• canonizing
• licensing
• rubber-stamping
• signing off (on)
• licencing
• reapproving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• rejecting
• prohibiting
• vetoing
• declining
• disallowing
• forbidding
• disapproving
• banning
• negativing
• turning down
• proscribing
• enjoining
• ignoring
• interdicting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• refusing
• overlooking
• illegalizing
• spurning
• rebutting
• rebuffing