Synonyms and related words :
accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, apparent, approved, asserted, asseverated, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed, certified, claimed, conceded, confessed, confirmed, countersigned, declared, deposed, endorsed, enunciated, granted, hypocritical, in name only, manifestoed, notarized, ostensible, pledged, predicated, pretended, pretexted, pronounced, purported, ratified, received, recognized, sealed, self-styled, signed, so-called, specious, stamped, stated, supposed, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, underwritten, validated, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted, would-be