Synonyms of ratified

ratified

verb

past tense of ratify

as in approved

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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