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prove

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of prove

1 to show the existence or truth of by evidence

the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt

Synonyms of prove

demonstrate, document, establish, substantiate, validate

Words Related to prove

back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate

evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

confirm, sustain, verify, vouch

clinch, nail, settle

confess, depose, testify

Near Antonyms of prove

challenge, dispute, object

allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect

Antonyms of prove

disprove, rebut, refute

2 to come to be

the new automobile engine design proved impractical

Synonyms of prove

come out, fall out, pan out, shake out, turn out

Words Related to prove

develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

3 to gain full recognition or acceptance of

proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage

Synonyms of prove

demonstrate, establish, show, substantiate

Words Related to prove

attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold

confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify

Near Antonyms of prove

confute, discredit, invalidate, rebut, refute

Antonyms of prove

disprove

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