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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of confirmed

1 being such by habit and not likely to change

  • a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile
Synonyms of confirmed

bred-in-the-bone, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool, habitual, inveterate
Words Related to confirmed

incorrigible, unreconstructed, unregenerate

born, natural

persistent, regular, repeat, serial, steady, unchanging, unfailing

addicted

accustomed, habituated, used, wonted

deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), inbred, inherent, innate, intrinsic

apt, inclined, prone

mulish, obstinate, set, stubborn
Near Antonyms of confirmed

unaccustomed, unused

intermittent, occasional

2 firmly established over time

  • a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything
Synonyms of confirmed

bred-in-the-bone, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, inveterate, rooted, settled
Words Related to confirmed

firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable

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
Near Antonyms of confirmed

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

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.
    • an inveterate smoker
confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform.
    • a confirmed bachelor
chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome.
    • a chronic complainer

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