RECOGNIZED Synonyms

• given official approval to act

• recognized or made known or admitted

• generally accepted

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• established as genuine

• endowed with authority

• endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

• fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)

• holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill

• having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation

• of persons; not subject to change

• having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment

• having the identity known or established

• apprehended with certainty

• conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

• formally approved and invested with legal authority

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• declared or made legally valid

• show approval or appreciation of

• grant credentials to

• detect with the senses

• express greetings upon meeting someone

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• perceive to be the same

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

• report the receipt of

• express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• accept as legally binding and valid

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• grant credentials to

• provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials

• ascribe an achievement to

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• detect with the senses

• mark as different

• detect with the senses

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• make conspicuous or noteworthy

• identify as in botany or biology, for example