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 If the names cannot be matched under the applicable rules, further verification or a provisional ballot may be necessary. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Then follow the verification link sent to your inbox to complete registration. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2026 The author photo on the Hoskins column published by the Star was generated using OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tools, according to the company’s online verification tool. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Yet, over time these credentials became stand-ins for proving identity and online verification has exacerbated the problem. — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for verification

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Noun

The Fed’s wealth figures provide a financial backdrop to that shift, not proof of what caused it.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of proof

Noun

Removing a product from the browsing history display should not be treated as confirmation that Amazon has deleted every record of the interaction.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Neither post included specific details about his hospitalization or confirmation from Ayala’s representatives.

— Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirmation

Noun

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced violence related to immigration but has also acknowledged failures in the border control system over years that have allowed migrants to travel to and stay in South Africa without documentation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Mortgage decisions draw from federal requirements, agency rules, state and county regulations, loan-program guidelines, borrower documentation, and lender-specific overlays.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of documentation

Noun

State officials said the isolated instances of noncitizens voting, if accurate, are not evidence of widespread voter fraud.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Experimental evidence for the equation, however, remained restricted to the subatomic domain for many decades.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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