CONFIRMED Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'confirmed' distinct from other similar adjectives?

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

Q: Where would 'chronic' be a reasonable alternative to 'confirmed'?

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

Q: When is it sensible to use 'inveterate' instead of 'confirmed'?

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

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adjective

kən-ˈfərmd

Definition of confirmed

as in chronic

being such by habit and not likely to change a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile

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as in deep

firmly established over time a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything

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verb

past tense of confirm

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

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as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship

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How is the word confirmed distinct from other similar adjectives?

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

Where would chronic be a reasonable alternative to confirmed?

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

When is it sensible to use inveterate instead of confirmed?

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

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Recent Examples of confirmed

Adjective

According to a Texas lawmaker's June report, Kerr County bore the heaviest toll, with 117 confirmed deaths, including 37 children. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 July 2026 There is no confirmed list, but that hasn’t stopped fans and the media from throwing out names like Callum Turner, Harris Dickinson and Jacob Elordi. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 June 2026

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Crosby confirmed the tavern was open Monday and Tuesday but that several employees didn’t show up for work. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 In June, officials confirmed the formation of an El Niño, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide, that is expected to grow to historic strength. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confirmed

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Several iterations of the idea have since taken shape, expanding to refugees, students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, seniors with chronic illness.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
The breach is the latest blow to a struggling small city that has faced years of severe budget deficits, pushing it to the brink of insolvency, as well as chronic understaffing in its police, fire and other municipal departments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronic

Adjective

Many of his supporters harbor deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit healthcare system.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of deep

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Many of these proposals require constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states.

— Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Mayor Ross McMullin and the Keller City Council unanimously approved a resolution early Thursday morning in opposition to an upcoming data center proposed for a site in Westlake near the Keller border.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of approved

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Why recruiting became political The Pentagon is emerging from the yearslong recruiting slump that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, easing one of the military's most persistent political headaches that drew bipartisan anxiety on Capitol Hill.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
There is also persistent friction between Arab and Kurdish communities in the northeast of the country, and the government has had to respond to pockets of violence against the religious Alawite minority along Syria’s coast.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of persistent

Adjective

In settled possession, expect to see fluidity from the midfielders.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Jacobs launched Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2001, cementing his eventual status as a fashion mogul — and, at moments throughout his career, as a kind of enfant terrible who, as it’s shown in this documentary, has cooled down a bit, more settled and reflective in his late career.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of settled

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Yet Jeanie’s attorney, Adam Streisand of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton Law, argued in the letter sent to her siblings’ attorneys that two previous legal rulings render that strategy improper.

— Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The bank argued that combination may prove difficult to sustain.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of argued

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Teamsters Local 455 members ratified a five-year agreement on Monday and will soon be able to return to work.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
However, even though the contract was ratified by the Legislature and Governor’s Office, the raises were not included in the budget.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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