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ratified

[rat-uh-fahyd] / ˈræt əˌfaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
approved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted allowed authorized backed endorsed passed permitted recognized sanctioned supported
STRONG
affirmed chosen legalized proven validated
WEAK
OK'd certain made official vouched for
Antonyms
WEAK
disapproved refused uncertain
ADJECTIVE
endorsed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved backed recommended sanctioned settled supported
STRONG
advocated affirmed attested blessed commended concluded legalized notarized sealed sponsored underwritten upheld validated
WEAK
OK'd boosted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
cancelled vetoed
ADJECTIVE
established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chartered completed founded incorporated initiated organized set up settled
STRONG
begun codified conceived endowed equipped finished inaugurated instituted originated produced realized systematized
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
WEAK
false insolvent invalidated temporary unsound untrue
ADJECTIVE
urged
Synonyms
STRONG
adopted advanced aided approved backed boosted commended endorsed favored praised promoted proposed pushed recommended
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproved discouraged
WEAK
condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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Their deals still need to be ratified by union members.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would go forward with agreement pending the EU top court's ruling on its legality after Argentina and Uruguay ratified the agreement Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Although the Nineteenth Amendment wouldn’t be ratified until August 1920, it was obvious that, at long last, American women would have the vote.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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