confirmed

adjective con·firmed \ kən-ˈfərmd \

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of confirmed

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

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confirmedly

play \kən-ˈfər-məd-lē\ adverb

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confirmedness

play \kən-ˈfər-məd-nəs, -ˈfərm(d)-nəs\ noun

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Examples of confirmed in a Sentence

a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile
a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything

Recent Examples of confirmed from the Web

Here are the states where Lyme disease is most confirmed, common symptoms and treatments and key tips to avoiding it.

— josh hafner, USA TODAY, "Lyme disease explained: Symptoms, ticks, treatments and the states where cases occur," 7 May 2018
Team Penske has four confirmed entrants: Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden and Helio Castroneves.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Indy 500 field at 33 cars and counting...," 3 Apr. 2018
Now, experts are looking at the possibility of a calving season without any confirmed births.

— CBS News, "Endangered right whales, on brink of extinction, could be facing "beginning of the end"," 27 Mar. 2018
Ibtihal had heard rumors about American teens and rampant drug addiction, and these seemed confirmed on Balqees’ first day.

— alex ronan, The Cut, "A teen refugee’s journey from Iraq to California.," 17 Dec. 2017
Trump has 174 confirmed nominees; Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton all had well over 300 at this point in their first term.

— jennifer hansler, CNN, "Almost a dozen Trump nominees have withdrawn from consideration for administration jobs," 17 Oct. 2017
The list of confirmed American victims was much shorter on Feb. 17, when the U.S. first complained to Cuba.

— josh lederman, The Seattle Times, "Castro’s denial: Personal assurance clouds probe of attacks," 15 Sep. 2017
The list of confirmed American victims was much shorter on Feb. 17, when the U.S. first complained to Cuba.

— josh lederman, chicagotribune.com, "Raul Castro baffled, concerned in surprising response to harmed U.S. diplomats," 15 Sep. 2017
The list of confirmed American victims was much shorter on Feb. 17, when the U.S. first complained to Cuba.

— josh lederman, chicagotribune.com, "Raul Castro baffled, concerned in surprising response to harmed U.S. diplomats," 15 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of confirmed

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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confirmed Synonyms

Synonyms

bred-in-the-bone, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, inveterate, rooted, settled;

Near Antonyms

brief, ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient;

embedded (also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilled;

inborn, inbred, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural;

accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual;

abiding, enduring, lifelong, persistent, persisting;

Synonym Discussion of confirmed

inveterate, confirmed, chronic mean firmly established. inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable.