endorse

variants also indorse

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb endorse differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of endorse are accredit, approve, certify, and sanction. While all these words mean "to have or express a favorable opinion of," endorse suggests an explicit statement of support.

publicly endorsed her for Senator

How are the words accredit and certify related as synonyms of endorse?

Both accredit and certify usually imply official endorsement attesting to conformity to set standards.

the board voted to accredit the college
must be certified to teach

When would approve be a good substitute for endorse?

The synonyms approve and endorse are sometimes interchangeable, but approve often implies no more than this but may suggest considerable esteem or admiration.

the parents approve of the marriage

In what contexts can sanction take the place of endorse?

The words sanction and endorse are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, sanction implies both approval and authorization.

the President sanctioned covert operations

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of endorse Pence during the 2024 election cycle, explaining his decision not to endorse to last March. Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Trump appeared on Von’s podcast, but the comedian did not endorse Trump. Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025 Since his first term in office, Trump has been a magnet for all types of grifts and cash grabs, many of them endorsed by the president himself, and including everything from guitars and shoes to trading cards and coins. David Gilbert, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025 In exchange for Kennedy endorsing Trump last summer, says Lisa Gilbert, co-president of the progressive government watchdog Public Citizen, Trump picked the vaccine critic to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for endorse 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorse
Verb
  • Several studies have found immigrants commit lower rates of crime than those born in the U.S. Groups that advocate for restrictive immigration policies dispute or dismiss those findings.
    Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Those commutations received a chorus of supporters — especially criminal justice groups that advocate against the death penalty, and the Catholic Church — and critics, including Republican lawmakers.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The preserve was adopting an approach that is understood to make for a more resilient ecosystem: reintroducing fire to a landscape that hadn’t been allowed to burn in centuries.
    M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Clearly, Chiefs Kingdom has adopted the Canadian actor as one of its own.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The video showed Nuñez in 2014 urging lawmakers to support the bill, which extended in-state tuition prices to undocumented students who attended high school in Florida.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Emily Baldoni is supporting her husband Justin Baldoni amid his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Marcus Mariota is embracing life as a proud #GirlDad to his daughter, Makaia Kei Mariota.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The actress embraced winter glamour while out and about in New York City.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Endorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endorse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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