Official
Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.
Recognized is a synonym for official in authorized topic. In some cases you can use "Recognized" instead an adjective "Official".
Recognized
Recognized adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- customary and official
- customary and recognized
- formal and official
- formal and recognized
- established and official
- established and recognized
- standard and official
- standard and recognized
- legitimate and official
- legitimate and recognized
- lawful and official
- lawful and recognized
- legal and official
- legal and recognized
Both words in one sentence
- It serves as a quasi-official "men's day", due to the lack of a universally recognized counterpart to International Women's Day.
Source: Useful Notes / Russian Holidays -
Remaster: Woods of Ypres remastered and re-released "Against The Seasons" with new artwork in 2005, with this version now recognized as the official version of their debut EP.
Source: Music / Woods Of Ypres -
On a happier note, he and his team got huskies recognized as an official breed, and are now ancestors of most of the huskies in the US.
Source: Heroic Dog
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