VERIFICATION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

verification

noun

Definition of verification

as in proof

the act or process of showing that something is true, real, or accurate She asked for verification of his identity.

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Recent Examples of verification Remember, Apple says its threat notifications will never ask for your password or verification code. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Such biometric age checks have proved controversial, unpopular with users, and alarming to privacy advocates, who see even the latest age verification tools as flawed. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 The company must also submit verification that the homes meet those standards post construction, too. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The program will also include hydrogen-flow verification, water mass measurements, continuous monitoring and thermal inspections. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for verification

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There are a number of other businesses that may be AI-proof or even benefit from its growth, such as electric utilities, said Victor Matheson, an economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert in sports business.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The first term may make the second plausible, compatible or even probable, but plausibility is not identity, compatibility is not implication, probability is not necessity, and similarity of appearance is not proof of sameness of nature.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of proof

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Those moves, unusual steps aimed at granting the president and his allies far-reaching benefits, put Blanche’s confirmation at risk, prompting key senators to express concern.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirmation

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Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The petition for a new trial argues the original accounts were more consistent with the evidence.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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