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

Trejos’ lawyers said their account is corroborated by surveillance footage. — Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

According to the criminal complaint filed last week, surveillance footage from the camera system in the garage corroborated the woman’s statement. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

The video, first published by MacRumors, corroborated prior reporting from Bloomberg that the AirPods will rely on Visual Intelligence, an Apple feature that uses cameras to analyze and take action on items in the real world. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors said Tenon’s cooperation corroborated evidence that Fernandez Saldana helped plan and execute Bridegan’s killing. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

TeamPCP, a ramshackle but extremely capable gang largely made up of teenagers, took credit for the attack, and researchers have largely corroborated the claim. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

The company says the output must be corroborated through ordinary investigative methods. — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Police said surveillance video corroborated the woman's statement, according to the complaint. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Up until she got married in 2021, there was no real confirmation of their relationship, save for some engagement rumors that were corroborated by her Insecure costars Yvonne Orji and Jay Ellis. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026