Synonyms of accredited

accredited 1 of 2

adjective

as in certified

Synonyms & Similar Words

• certified
• licensed
• okay
• authorized
• endorsed
• permitted
• acceptable
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• lawful
• warranted
• allowed
• OK
• legal
• admissible
• allowable
• endurable
• permissible
• tolerable
• bearable
• mandatory
• licit
• required
• ordered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibited
• barred
• forbidden
• proscribed
• inadmissible
• denied
• impermissible
• rejected
• unacceptable
• refused
• interdicted
• unbearable
• intolerable
• objectionable
• banned
• unendurable
• vetoed
• disallowed
• verboten
• repressed
• suppressed
• outlawed

accredited

2 of 2

verb

past tense of accredit

1

as in attributed

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributed
• ascribed
• credited
• referred
• imputed
• linked
• blamed
• connected
• assigned
• chalked up
• laid
• put down
• attached
• associated
• pinned (on)
• fathered (on)
• charged
• imputed (to)

2

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to

took a course that accredited her to teach first aid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• authorized
• empowered
• qualified
• licensed
• certified
• commissioned
• chartered
• licenced
• invested
• approved
• vested
• entitled
• permitted
• warranted
• allowed
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• credentialed
• confirmed
• affirmed
• credentialled
• inducted
• validated
• indorsed
• installed
• initiated
• okayed
• inaugurated
• privileged
• let
• cleared
• instated
• swore in
• OK'd
• enfranchised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• denied
• excluded
• prevented
• stopped
• barred
• banned
• constrained
• shut out
• blocked
• inhibited
• held back
• discouraged
• disbarred
• disallowed
• obstructed
• prohibited
• hindered
• impeded
• proscribed
• enjoined
• outlawed
• vetoed
• disenfranchised
• disfranchised
• forbade
• interdicted
• forbad

3

as in applauded

to declare enthusiastic approval of

generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauded
• praised
• hailed
• acclaimed
• commended
• saluted
• lauded
• endorsed
• cheered
• approved
• touted
• cracked up
• recommended
• rose (to)
• celebrated
• clapped
• doffed one's cap to
• doffed one's hat to
• favored
• indorsed
• supported
• bravoed
• rooted (for)
• extolled
• ballyhooed
• eulogized
• emblazoned
• clapt
• sung
• glorified
• flattered
• idolized
• sang
• belauded
• magnified
• adulated
• deified
• overpraised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocked
• panned
• slammed
• disparaged
• blamed
• put down
• criticized
• censured
• belittled
• admonished
• rebuked
• reprimanded
• reprobated
• chided
• discommended
• reproached
• vilified
• reproved
• reprehended
• excoriated
• castigated
• chid
• lambasted
• skewered
• slagged
• keelhauled

4

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

thus far the board has refused to accredit the school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approved
• ratified
• confirmed
• endorsed
• authorized
• accepted
• sanctioned
• finalized
• acknowledged
• signed
• formalized
• warranted
• certified
• approbated
• okayed
• homologated
• affirmed
• cleared
• licensed
• validated
• blessed
• indorsed
• permitted
• OK'd
• sanctified
• passed
• enabled
• canonized
• initialed
• legalized
• licenced
• blest
• allowed
• initialled
• reapproved
• signed off (on)
• rubber-stamped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• rejected
• prohibited
• disapproved
• declined
• disallowed
• vetoed
• turned down
• proscribed
• banned
• enjoined
• ignored
• interdicted
• forbade
• negatived
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• refused
• rebutted
• illegalized
• forbad
• rebuffed
• spurned