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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of endorse Papering over the failure of the public education system by endorsing de facto racial discrimination in admissions decisions is clearly the wrong way ahead. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are both from New York City and have yet to endorse Mamdani. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025 Duncan endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Biden dropped out of the race in July of 2024 and endorsed Harris for president, just months before the election. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for endorse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorse
Verb
  • The authors advocate for a complete halt in superintelligent AI development.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wolfe Herd also advocated for stricter laws and regulations online, championing the passage of Texas House Bill 2789, which made the sending of unsolicited, explicit images a punishable offense.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To meet current demands and anticipate future challenges, hospitals around the world are moving to adopt the latest technology and embrace the digital transition.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The twins had always known they had been adopted in Chile, but had no recollection of their mother.
    Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And there’s also some data to suggest that cold plunges could support muscle recovery and maybe even boost your mood.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This reporting was supported by the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the City University of New York’s Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, the Fund for Investigative Journalism, and the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Raddysh signed a two-year, $3 million contract over the summer to add some of those elements, but are the young players vying for a spot on the opposite wing — Brett Berard, Brennan Othmann and Gabe Perreault — ready to simplify their games and embrace the grunt work?
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What also seems likely is that all things being equal, the Fed is now ready to embrace a more neutral, and possibly even a more accommodative policy on interest rates for the rest of 2025.
    Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Endorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endorse. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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