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
• sanctioning
• accepting
• signing
• formalizing
• acknowledging
• accrediting
• warranting
• affirming
• clearing
• approbating
• homologating
• certifying
• validating
• OK'ing
• enabling
• sanctifying
• permitting
• initialing
• passing
• blessing
• legalizing
• allowing
• canonizing
• licensing
• rubber-stamping
• signing off (on)
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ratifying

The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners. — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026

If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026

European lawmakers on Monday delayed a vote on ratifying the pact to seek clarification. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026