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confirmatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of confirmatory

serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something

  • a confirmatory test for pregnancy
Synonyms of confirmatory

confirmational, confirming, corroborating, corroborative, corroboratory, probative, probatory, substantiating, supporting, supportive, verifying, vindicating
Words Related to confirmatory

auxiliary, supplementary

beneficial, helpful
Near Antonyms of confirmatory

contradictory, contrary, counter, opposing
Antonyms of confirmatory

confuting, disproving, refuting

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