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Entry Word:: proof
Function:: noun

Text: something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim<she presented proof that she had not cheated>Synonymsattestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation, witnessRelated Words(the) goods; certificate, document, exhibit; demonstration, illustration; authentication, identification, manifestation, verificationNear Antonymsrebuttal, refutation; accusation, allegation, charge; assumption, conjecture, guess, presumption, surmise, suspicionAntonymsdisproof

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