confirm
verb
transitive verb
Synonyms
- argue
- attest
- authenticate
- bear out
- certify
- corroborate
- substantiate
- support
- validate
- verify
- vindicate
Example Sentences
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2022 SmartSecure System offers a great visual to confirm a secure fit since the colors change from red to green when when the seat is correctly installed. Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 The city hasn’t made public details about the process, refusing even to confirm a vote was taken. Lance Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 The specimen was retested to confirm the contamination per emergency protocol ahead of notifying the public, the mayor said. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 Investigators were working to confirm the outbreak's source, the CDC said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022 Richardson needed one game to effectively confirm 2022 will be his final season at Florida. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 Accept the geolocation request to confirm you are in Kansas. Xl Media, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 In addition, a spokesperson for San Jose's city manager said Bonta's office responded only to confirm receipt of the original letter after the city sent a follow-up. Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from Latin confirmare, from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
confirm
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Legal Definition
confirm
transitive verb
W. G. Youngconfirm
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- verify
- argue
- support
- corroborate
- validate
- prove
- attest
- certify
- vindicate
- authenticate
- bear out
- substantiate
- demonstrate
- witness
- affirm
- reinforce
- establish
- guarantee
- document
- declare
- assert
- avow
- warrant
- testify (to)
- aver
- profess
- avouch
- vouch (for)
- reenforce
- back (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- refute
- disprove
- deny
- contradict
- rebut
- question
- challenge
- gainsay
- dispute
- disclaim
- disavow
- contest
Synonyms & Similar Words
- approve
- ratify
- finalize
- accept
- endorse
- authorize
- acknowledge
- affirm
- formalize
- sign
- sanction
- warrant
- validate
- clear
- accredit
- certify
- okay
- approbate
- initial
- OK
- homologate
- enable
- bless
- permit
- allow
- sanctify
- pass
- license
- indorse
- canonize
- legalize
- reapprove
- sign off (on)
- rubber-stamp
- licence
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deny
- reject
- negative
- disapprove
- decline
- disallow
- ignore
- prohibit
- veto
- turn down
- forbid
- enjoin
- disregard
- refuse
- proscribe
- ban
- overlook
- neglect
- rebut
- interdict
- spurn
- illegalize
- rebuff
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of confirm are authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, and verify. While all these words mean "to attest to the truth or validity of something," confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.
While the synonyms authenticate and confirm are close in meaning, authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.
While in some cases nearly identical to confirm, corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.
The synonyms substantiate and confirm are sometimes interchangeable, but substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.
The meanings of validate and confirm largely overlap; however, validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.
In some situations, the words verify and confirm are roughly equivalent. However, verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.