VALIDATION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

validation

noun

ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən

Definition of validation

as in evidence

something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation

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Recent Examples of validation The charges are subject to validation by the court, the border agency said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Faster code creation increases the importance of review, testing and production validation. — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Securing a deployment permit from the California Public Utilities Commission, for example, is viewed by the industry as a definitive safety validation. — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 That kind of validation would be worth a lot more than whatever the historical epic earns at the box office. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for validation

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Noun

State officials said the isolated instances of noncitizens voting, if accurate, are not evidence of widespread voter fraud.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Experimental evidence for the equation, however, remained restricted to the subatomic domain for many decades.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Nevertheless, some come away from the experience assuming the worst — that the anecdotal issues are proof of a partisan election-rigging scheme.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Treat unexpected activity as a reason to investigate rather than proof of infection.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of proof

Noun

Aaron replied, according to her later testimony, with $5 million.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Standing between the jury and a verdict are scores of hours of conflicting testimony, bitter recriminations, and a vast trove of unfiltered texts exchanged by two brilliant scientists.

— Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of testimony

Noun

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced violence related to immigration but has also acknowledged failures in the border control system over years that have allowed migrants to travel to and stay in South Africa without documentation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Mortgage decisions draw from federal requirements, agency rules, state and county regulations, loan-program guidelines, borrower documentation, and lender-specific overlays.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of documentation

Noun

This is a testament to the keys' spacing and punchy actuation force—both make for a fast and comfortable typing experience.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
In a testament to its authenticity, one of the hotel’s housekeepers trashed part of the installation.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of testament

Noun

Either way, the retailer remains the seller of record and handles order confirmations and customer support.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
However, these are potential applications of the technology rather than confirmation that this specific reactor is ready for operational use.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirmation

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