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
• accredited
• affirmed
• approbated
• warranted
• homologated
• cleared
• certified
• validated
• blessed
• initialed
• passed
• permitted
• canonized
• OK'd
• sanctified
• enabled
• legalized
• licensed
• allowed
• reapproved
• rubber-stamped
• signed off (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ratified

No telling yet how the WGA’s deal, which leaders arrived to earlier this month quite swiftly and the membership ratified on Friday, will affect the actors’ talks. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026

Los Angeles Unified School District administrators overwhelmingly ratified a new labor contract with the district, their union announced on Friday. —City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026

The union said teachers would return to the classroom once the agreement is fully ratified. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

The Writers Guild of America has ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, agreeing to significant cutbacks in the writers’ health plan. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026

Writers Guild of America members with both the West and East branches of the guild have ratified a new contract with the film and TV studios via the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the guild announced on Friday. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026

All nominations, whether district-based or general, must be ratified by a majority vote of the full City Council per the City Charter. —Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026

Democrats who control California’s government countered by redrawing their congressional districts to try to win more seats — a move ratified by California voters. —David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026

Last year, the Board of Education passed a five-year plan centered on equity and ratified our union’s four-year contract focused on creating the schools our students deserve. —Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026