Synonyms of endorsed

endorsed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also indorsed

as in authorized

Related Words

• authorized
• certified
• permitted
• licensed
• accredited
• sanctioned
• acceptable
• warranted
• allowed
• lawful
• OK
• permissible
• legal
• allowable
• admissible
• tolerable
• endurable
• bearable
• mandatory
• licit
• required
• ordered

Dissimilar Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• barred
• proscribed
• rejected
• impermissible
• denied
• unacceptable
• inadmissible
• refused
• vetoed
• objectionable
• intolerable
• unbearable
• banned
• interdicted
• unendurable
• disallowed
• verboten
• suppressed
• repressed
• outlawed

endorsed

2 of 2

verb

variants also indorsed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocated
• supported
• backed
• adopted
• championed
• embraced
• patronized
• assisted
• helped
• aided
• went in for
• reinforced
• plumped (for)
• held a brief for
• plonked (for)
• stuck up for
• plunked (for)
• went to bat for
• stood up for
• espoused
• seconded
• preached
• forwarded
• saved
• abetted
• bolstered
• buttressed
• furthered
• propped (up)
• rescued
• sided (with)
• advanced
• boosted
• backstopped
• bailed out
• plugged
• delivered
• talked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• interfered
• thwarted
• frustrated
• baffled
• failed
• disappointed
• sabotaged
• foiled
• deserted
• let down

Example Sentences

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

Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

There’ll be fast post-midterm calculations of which Democrats and Republicans endorsed, and campaigned for, the most winners in congressional races. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Taylor aired an ad featuring 13 local sheriffs who endorsed her campaign. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Ten Southern state legislatures endorsed the idea by passing laws that allowed the freeing of an enslaved person only when deportation out of the state was arranged and paid for. — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Build a Better California, the anti-Proposition 40 group, has endorsed Proposition 3. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

The auction house endorsed the new asset form, and the asset’s price, in turn, made the institution appear responsive to an emergent cultural power. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Brossard is endorsed by Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Trustees Casey Raboy and Wesley Cagle. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026