ENDORSED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

endorsed 1 of 2

adjective

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as in authorized

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verb

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past tense of endorse

as in advocated

to promote the interests or cause of an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms

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Recent Examples of endorsed

Adjective

The primary comes as Trump attempts to brush off a string of primary losses, with his 10th endorsed candidate losing in last week’s elections. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026

Verb

The judge handling last month endorsed a proposal by the suit's plaintiff to notify potential class members to submit claims on the settlement by conducting a four-week-long social media campaign on Facebook and Instagram. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 These new lines of thought, which have gained prominence among influential defense intellectuals and policy experts close to the Kremlin over the past year do not need to be endorsed in formal security doctrine to matter. — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026 Roybal endorsed Becerra, whose victory in the heavily Latino district that included Central and Eastside Los Angeles communities, was seen as a passing of the torch to the next generation. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Democrat Xavier Becerra hasn’t explicitly endorsed ending the mandate but said remote work is an important part of a modern workplace. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Moran, who has served in the Senate since 2011, has not publicly endorsed Marshall’s campaign or touted any recent appearances with his Republican counterpart. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 High-vamp flats, anywhere-but-the-bedroom slippers, and fashion sneakers are just a few of the season’s standout shoe trends—endorsed by both the runways (Conner Ives, Toteme, and Celine) and the street-style set. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorsed

Adjective

The result is Citizen Kim, an authorized biography that took five years to report and write.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Hammer Construction Corporation — the parent company of Lago’s employer, Hammer Commercial Construction — is an authorized contractor for UM and did work for the university as recently as several months ago, permit information shows.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

Lula signed into law a measure raising the revenue threshold for individual microentrepreneurs, proposed new initiatives to renegotiate consumer debt and advocated ending online betting, whose expansion has contributed to household indebtedness.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
The fire department has long advocated for its own training center, Bitchakdjian said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocated

Adjective

These remain part of its development strategy rather than a range of certified aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Gill estimates the average cost for custom, certified flood panels for a 3-bedroom 2-bathroom home is somewhere in the neighborhood of $22,000.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of certified

Verb

Historically, the Ford Foundation supported civil rights lawsuits beginning in the late 1960s and helped build public interest law into a field of its own.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Du Halgouët said the region’s performance was supported by retail sales at its own-brand stores, while the company’s focus on higher-value products, particularly leather goods and jewelry, helped cushion the decline.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of supported

Adjective

But there are actually a lot of similarities between the department store and Fanatics Commerce, the merchandising arm of the licensed sports platform.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Brown is a licensed realtor and co-owns a family real estate business.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of licensed

Adjective

Congolese authorities are investigating the funding and have restricted operations to 25 accredited organizations, amid reports that frontline workers have gone unpaid.

— Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Casse said a portion of a recent client’s purchase price went to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which supports accredited organizations caring for retired thoroughbreds.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of accredited

Adjective

The two franchises teamed up to create a non-sanctioned Texas high school girls flag league that involved more than 240 schools and nearly 5,500 athletes.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Another sanctioned defendant, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, has also been charged in Nebraska with conspiring to provide material support to Tren de Aragua and other offenses.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanctioned

Adjective

Strikeouts have become more acceptable in baseball, but not in Florida.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
For now, however, an enormous gap remains between the conditions that Moscow and Kyiv deem minimally acceptable for even a temporary cease-fire.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

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