Synonyms of corroborated

corroborated 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirmed

Related Words

• confirmed
• substantiated
• validated
• verified
• certified
• convincing
• cogent
• plausible
• credible
• sure
• certain
• actual
• real
• informed
• justified
• true
• valid
• reasoned
• colorable
• reasonable
• well-founded
• solid
• logical
• sensible
• rational
• commonsense
• sober
• just
• firm
• hard
• commonsensical
• commonsensible
• good
• levelheaded

Dissimilar Words

• unfounded
• unreasonable
• unjustified
• invalid
• irrational
• groundless
• illogical
• uninformed
• unsubstantiated
• unsound
• nonsensical
• unsupported
• unwarranted
• nonrational
• weak
• implausible
• unconvincing
• nonvalid
• unreasoned
• false
• flimsy
• fallacious
• misguided
• misled

corroborated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of corroborate

1

as in verified

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confirmed
• verified
• argued
• supported
• attested
• validated
• proved
• vindicated
• authenticated
• substantiated
• demonstrated
• witnessed
• certified
• affirmed
• reinforced
• documented
• bore out
• established
• testified (to)
• asserted
• averred
• declared
• guaranteed
• backed (up)
• vouched (for)
• warranted
• professed
• avouched
• avowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuted
• disproved
• rebutted
• contradicted
• denied
• disclaimed
• questioned
• disputed
• challenged
• contested
• gainsaid
• disavowed

2

as in reinforced

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 & Similar Words

• reinforced
• bolstered
• proved
• confirmed
• supported
• buttressed
• substantiated
• backed
• verified
• established
• affirmed
• shored (up)
• validated
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corroborated

Adjective

Earning the kind of corroborated, third-party evidence a model is willing to stake its answer on is. — Charles Nicholls, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors say the evidence collected during that examination corroborated Doe’s description and bolstered his credibility. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

And her explanation is better corroborated. — ABC News, 7 June 2026

Hamlin more or less corroborated that story. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026

According to the October 2019 transcript, Atkinson said his office relied in part on information from a witness who had reviewed official records of the call and corroborated key elements of the whistleblower’s account. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026

Her account was broadly corroborated to The Athletic by a third player who also worked with Font de Mora. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026

Homicide detectives reviewed the case in October and corroborated witness accounts to determine that there was probable cause to charge Brown in Hartley’s death, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025

Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025

Verb

But the persistent gap warrants scrutiny and is corroborated by multiple measures. — Aldrin Rafael Bonilla, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Ring camera footage from a neighbor corroborated the break-in and damage to the victims' furnishings. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Experiments that initially corroborated the results were retracted, in one case amid indications of deliberate spiking with fake fusion products. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

This corroborated the trends and showed what has happened since the most recent Census window closed in 2024. — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Investigators said the children's statements also corroborated one another and other physical evidence collected during the investigation. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The Coleman report’s conclusions have been corroborated by generations of studies analyzing the effects of poverty and demographic isolation on children’s health, behavior, cognitive development, and academic achievement. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

The criminal complaint against him noted that a surveillance video from the camera system in their garage corroborated the woman’s statement. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

When charges were filed against Jacobs, the criminal complaint against him noted that a surveillance video from the camera system in their garage corroborated the woman’s statement. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026