Synonyms of validating

validating

verb

present participle of validate

1

as in verifying

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• verifying
• confirming
• supporting
• arguing
• corroborating
• authenticating
• proving
• vindicating
• certifying
• attesting
• demonstrating
• substantiating
• witnessing
• affirming
• reinforcing
• establishing
• bearing out
• documenting
• testifying (to)
• asserting
• guaranteeing
• declaring
• backing (up)
• averring
• warranting
• professing
• vouching (for)
• avouching
• avowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuting
• disproving
• rebutting
• contradicting
• denying
• disavowing
• challenging
• disclaiming
• questioning
• contesting
• disputing
• gainsaying

2

as in establishing

to show the existence or truth of by evidence

the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• proving
• demonstrating
• documenting
• verifying
• confirming
• identifying
• substantiating
• corroborating
• supporting
• evidencing
• upholding
• buttressing
• recording
• authenticating
• certifying
• witnessing
• sustaining
• attesting
• vouching
• adducing
• backing (up)
• evincing
• testifying
• clinching
• circumstantiating
• confessing
• nailing
• deposing
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuting
• disproving
• rebutting
• challenging
• objecting
• disputing
• assuming
• alleging
• suspecting
• guessing
• presuming
• conjecturing
• surmising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of validating

For an independent artist balancing her business with a full-time job, Przenioslo said the response felt validating. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Early indications are validating our recent moves to lighten up on AI exposure on concern that even good news has not been enough to sustain rallies. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Before transferring information into a new platform, organizations should establish clear data standards, identify duplicate or incomplete records and assign responsibility for validating information before and after migration. — Paul Toomey, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

For many, the refusal to acknowledge any kind of pecking order will feel fresh, fun, validating and/or thought-provoking. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

My first job out of school was verifying and validating the software in the digital jet-engine controller that decides, faster than any pilot could, how a fighter plane’s engine responds. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

ProPublica verified the veracity of the unredacted database by comparing its booking records to those in Pinellas’ online search tool and by validating the booking dates and timestamps against the federal immigration datasets. — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026

That helps explain the vast selection of RCPO watches at the roadshow event featuring blinding amounts of gemstones, esoteric stone dials and paperwork validating that they were restored exclusively in Geneva at the brand’s Restoration Atelier. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

The company has spent two years developing and validating this magnet architecture. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026