VALIDATION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

validation

noun

ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən

Definition of validation

as in evidence

something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation

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Recent Examples of validation In its July announcement, Optimal Transit said Series A funding would fund ABS-ready engineering drawings and comprehensive digital-twin validation of DOT. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The board that serves a scientific founder navigating early validation is not the board that serves a CFO managing analyst relationships. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The company subsequently said the initial trials had been completed successfully, with further validation and ramp-up planning underway. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Commentators hungry for superstar validation of their culture war were calling her silence a moral failure, and some of them were the same people who, in previous news cycles, had insisted that athletes needed to shut up. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for validation

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Some must also be housed and cared for as evidence, either until charges against a defendant are dismissed or the animals are permanently seized by the government.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
These recipes for muffins, snack mix, energy balls and more are proof that eating better doesn’t have to be boring, regardless of age.

— Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of proof

Noun

Sandusky’s trial produced shocking testimony from other victims The shadow of Penn State’s influence in this borough in the center of the commonwealth continues to hang over the case.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
About two months after his testimony, Pujo’s report mapped out in pitiless detail all the interrelationships between Morgan and his small network of industrialists.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of testimony

Noun

The documentation looked secure, but the environment told a different story.

— Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Michael Khalili was eager to join the Common Cause lawsuit to help fellow observers, since in his case there is documentation of some of his encounters.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of documentation

Noun

Public confirmation of Newcastle’s intention to do just that helped to quell many of the persistent doubts amongst supporters as to how committed Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), their 85 per cent majority owners, are to the club.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
During his absence, the Senate passed through a bipartisan housing reform bill, narrowly blocked several war powers measures and squeezed through Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general in a 50-49 vote.

— Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

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