DOCUMENT Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdä-kyə-mənt

Definition of document

as in form

a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it filled out the documents for a bank loan

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as in certificate

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something have your documents ready as you approach the border

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verb

ˈdä-kyə-ˌment

as in to prove

to show the existence or truth of by evidence he tried in vain to document a link between ancient civilizations and extraterrestrials

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Noun

The commission and its inspectors general would have full independent statutory subpoena power to compel documents and testimony during investigations, an independent budget and independent authority to release reports after finding wrongdoing. — Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya, at the time the Baldwin Park city attorney, drafted up the legal documents that funneled the money from Chavez’s firm to Pacheco and worked with Pacheco to deliver the permits, prosecutors say. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Choose deliberately, document everything, protect your cap table, and always build as if the buyer is already watching over your shoulder. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Volunteers have since documented the various dogs’ recoveries on social media. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for document

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Noun

Finally, the market is watching SK Hynix, which will begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday local time in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Changes include language that says a patron must request a meeting with the branch manager before submitting the reconsideration form, per the law.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of form

Noun

So before the Friday lunch rush hit on April 14, Councilmember Michael Mulcahy presented Panzica with a certificate of recognition from the city of San Jose.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Then ask the insurer, in writing, about anything the certificate leaves ambiguous.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of certificate

Verb

The duo bicker, both in person and over the phone, as their uneasy dynamic proves to be the show’s driving force yet again.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Because of their popularity, BTS songs are frequently covered by groups at KCON, but newcomers Santos Bravos, who are under the same parent label, Hybe, had more to prove to this audience.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of prove

Noun

The profit figure was driven by a massive paper gain in the company's strategic investment portfolio, which includes a stake in Anthropic.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The senators cited a fall 2025 UC San Diego faculty work group paper that found about 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen were testing below high school math standards, a share that the report said grew nearly thirtyfold since 2020.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of paper

Noun

Localisation and European certification The transition to Chinese components has raised questions about whether design changes could affect the C919’s effort to obtain safety certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Officials say 15 high school students completed more than 200 hours of training, earning TRUST and Google Data Analytics certifications.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of certification

Verb

Over the following decades, thousands more made the journey, with the American Colonization Society helping to establish settlements along the West African coast.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Locating water that can be used by humans is vital to establishing any long-term lunar presence.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of establish

Verb

The South Korean auteur has directed six movies since 1997, each one demonstrating his literary sensibilities and keen eye for capturing human despair.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
The next step is demonstrating consistent color removal and fiber-quality retention at larger scale, with chemical consumption, wastewater quality and process control among the principal scale-up considerations.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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