confirmed
adjective
con·firmed kən-ˈfərmd 
1
a
: marked by long continuance and likely to persist
a confirmed habit
b
: fixed in habit and unlikely to change
a confirmed do-gooder
2
: having received the rite of confirmation
confirmedly
kən-ˈfər-məd-lē
adverb confirmedness
kən-ˈfər-məd-nəs
noun -ˈfərm(d)-nəs
Synonyms
- bred-in-the-bone
- chronic
- dyed-in-the-wool
- habitual
- inveterate
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything
Recent Examples on the Web The death comes as the country tops 18,100 confirmed monkeypox cases, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Maggie O'neill, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022 Alabama health officials announced a second confirmed monkeypox case in Jefferson County Friday afternoon, just hours after reporting the state’s first case earlier the same day. al, 15 July 2022 The current strain also appears to have a very low mortality rate: No confirmed deaths from monkeypox have yet been reported in the U.S., and according to the CDC, more than 99% of patients can expect to survive. Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2022 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has recently noted outbreaks of three or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Mattel in El Segundo, Riot Games near Sawtelle and Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 No confirmed deaths or injuries have been reported, the office said. Maya Brown, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 Over the last week, 16 more confirmed or probable monkeypox cases were reported in Utah. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 The weekly reported confirmed and probable death toll was 49, down from 59 in the week before. Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Maggie O'neill, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022 Alabama health officials announced a second confirmed monkeypox case in Jefferson County Friday afternoon, just hours after reporting the state’s first case earlier the same day. al, 15 July 2022 The current strain also appears to have a very low mortality rate: No confirmed deaths from monkeypox have yet been reported in the U.S., and according to the CDC, more than 99% of patients can expect to survive. Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2022 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has recently noted outbreaks of three or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Mattel in El Segundo, Riot Games near Sawtelle and Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 No confirmed deaths or injuries have been reported, the office said. Maya Brown, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 Over the last week, 16 more confirmed or probable monkeypox cases were reported in Utah. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 The weekly reported confirmed and probable death toll was 49, down from 59 in the week before. Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing confirmed
Kids Definition
confirmed
adjective
con·firmed kən-ˈfərmd
: unlikely to change
a confirmed optimist
confirmed 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chronic
- persistent
- serial
- regular
- steady
- addicted
- used
- bred-in-the-bone
- inveterate
- habitual
- repeat
- born
- stubborn
- dyed-in-the-wool
- accustomed
- prone
- natural
- incorrigible
- inherent
- unreconstructed
- habituated
- unfailing
- entrenched
- inclined
- intrinsic
- set
- unchanging
- innate
- apt
- inbred
- wonted
- unregenerate
- obstinate
- deep-seated
- deep-rooted
- intrenched
- mulish
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- occasional
- unaccustomed
- intermittent
- unused
2
as in settled
firmly established over time a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything Synonyms & Similar Words
- settled
- rooted
- deep
- entrenched
- fixed
- bred-in-the-bone
- inveterate
- lifelong
- inherent
- persisting
- persistent
- deep-seated
- embedded
- set
- inculcated
- deep-rooted
- implanted
- instilled
- intrenched
- irradicable
- unchangeable
- frozen
- hard-core
- intrinsic
- immutable
- accustomed
- chronic
- firm
- unalterable
- integral
- ingrained
- usual
- imbedded
- typical
- innate
- customary
- regular
- inbred
- abiding
- enduring
- natural
- engrained
- hard
- habitual
- inborn
- hard-and-fast
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- provisional
- brief
- transient
- interim
- temporary
- fleeting
- momentary
- ephemeral
- short-lived
- impermanent
- short-term
confirmed
2 of 2verb
1
as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened Synonyms & Similar Words
- verified
- argued
- supported
- corroborated
- validated
- proved
- vindicated
- attested
- demonstrated
- authenticated
- affirmed
- certified
- substantiated
- witnessed
- reinforced
- established
- documented
- declared
- bore out
- asserted
- guaranteed
- averred
- professed
- avowed
- warranted
- avouched
- testified (to)
- vouched (for)
- reenforced
- backed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- refuted
- disproved
- rebutted
- contradicted
- denied
- questioned
- disputed
- disclaimed
- challenged
- disavowed
- contested
- gainsaid
2
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship Synonyms & Similar Words
- approved
- ratified
- finalized
- accepted
- endorsed
- acknowledged
- authorized
- sanctioned
- signed
- formalized
- accredited
- affirmed
- warranted
- cleared
- okayed
- homologated
- validated
- approbated
- blessed
- certified
- passed
- initialed
- enabled
- permitted
- licensed
- sanctified
- canonized
- allowed
- OK'd
- indorsed
- reapproved
- legalized
- initialled
- rubber-stamped
- signed off (on)
- licenced
- blest
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- denied
- rejected
- declined
- disapproved
- vetoed
- disallowed
- prohibited
- ignored
- enjoined
- banned
- forbade
- negatived
- disregarded
- refused
- proscribed
- rebutted
- overlooked
- neglected
- turned down
- interdicted
- rebuffed
- spurned
- forbad
- illegalized
Synonym Chooser
The words chronic and inveterate are common synonyms of confirmed. While all three words mean "firmly established," confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform.
a confirmed bachelor
In some situations, the words chronic and confirmed are roughly equivalent. However, chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome.
a chronic complainer
While the synonyms inveterate and confirmed are close in meaning, inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable.
an inveterate smoker