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corroborate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of corroborate

1 to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

  • the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
Synonyms of corroborate

argue, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, confirm, substantiate, support, validate, verify, vindicate
Words Related to corroborate

avouch, back (up), testify (to), vouch (for), witness

guarantee, warrant

affirm, assert, aver, avow, declare, profess

demonstrate, document, establish, prove, reinforce (also reenforce)
Near Antonyms of corroborate

contradict, gainsay

deny, disavow, disclaim

challenge, contest, dispute, question
Antonyms of corroborate

disprove, rebut, refute

2 to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)

  • my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people
Synonyms of corroborate

back, bolster, buttress, reinforce (also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, support
Words Related to corroborate

confirm, establish, prove, verify

affirm, avouch, validate
Near Antonyms of corroborate

undercut, undermine, weaken

Synonym Discussion of corroborate

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.
    • confirmed the reports
corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.
    • witnesses corroborated his story
substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.
    • the claims have yet to be substantiated
verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.
    • all statements of fact in the article have been verified
authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.
    • handwriting experts authenticated the diaries
validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.
    • validated the hypothesis by experiments

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