certification

cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
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UK/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Canada, US/ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Canada, US[ˌsɝ.ɾɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən]Australia/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkæɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act of certifying.

“You do not possess the certifications required for this post.”

Very commonScrabble 20

Meanings

nouncertification (countable and uncountable, plural certifications)

plural certifications

  1. countableuncountableThe act of certifying.
  2. countableuncountableThe granting of a certificate.
  3. countableuncountableA professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

    You do not possess the certifications required for this post.

    Synonyms: homologation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

Narrower
organic certificationproduct certificationprofessional certificationself-certification

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

nounconfirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

nouna document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

Broader
documentwritten documentpapers

nounvalidating the authenticity of something or someone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan certificació
  • certificacióact of certifying
Chinese Mandarin 認證 /认证
  • 認證 /认证 (rènzhèng)act of certifying
Czech certifikace
  • certifikaceact of certifying
Dutch attestering
  • attesteringact of certifying
Esperanto atestado
  • atestadoact of certifying
Finnish oikeaksi todistaminen, vahvistus
  • oikeaksi todistaminenact of certifying
  • vahvistusact of certifying
  • laillistusact of certifying
  • sertifiointiact of certifying
French certification, homologation
  • certificationact of certifying
  • homologationact of certifying
German Zertifizierung
  • Zertifizierungact of certifying
Hungarian tanúsítás
  • tanúsításact of certifying
Icelandic vottun
  • vottunact of certifying
Indonesian pengesahan
  • pengesahanact of certifying
Italian certificazione
  • certificazioneact of certifying
Japanese 証明, 保証
  • 証明 (shōmei)act of certifying
  • 保証 (hoshō)act of certifying
  • 認可 (ninka)act of certifying
Korean 증명, 검정
  • 증명 (jeungmyeong)act of certifying
  • 검정 (geomjeong)act of certifying
  • 보증 (bojeung)act of certifying
Latvian sertifikācija
  • sertifikācijaact of certifying
Norwegian Bokmål sertifisering
  • sertifiseringact of certifying
Polish certyfikacja
  • certyfikacjaact of certifying
Portuguese certificação
  • certificaçãoact of certifying
Romanian certificație
  • certificațieact of certifying
Russian сертифика́ция
  • сертифика́ция (sertifikácija)act of certifying
Spanish certificación
  • certificaciónact of certifying
Turkish sertifikasyon
  • sertifikasyonact of certifying
Ukrainian сертифіка́ція
  • сертифіка́ція (sertyfikácija)act of certifying

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Cite this entry
APA

certification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certification

MLA

“certification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “certification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certification.

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