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How does the verb verify contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of verify are authenticate, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, and validate. While all these words mean "to attest to the truth or validity of something," verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.

all statements of fact in the article have been verified

When is it sensible to use authenticate instead of verify?

The meanings of authenticate and verify largely overlap; however, authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.

handwriting experts authenticated the diaries

When could confirm be used to replace verify?

While the synonyms confirm and verify are close in meaning, confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.

confirmed the reports

Where would corroborate be a reasonable alternative to verify?

Although the words corroborate and verify have much in common, corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.

witnesses corroborated his story

When might substantiate be a better fit than verify?

The synonyms substantiate and verify are sometimes interchangeable, but substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.

the claims have yet to be substantiated

In what contexts can validate take the place of verify?

The words validate and verify can be used in similar contexts, but validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.

validated the hypothesis by experiments

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of verify Apple and Google, however, have pushed back on legislation that would require them to verify the ages of all users, saying that app stores and app developers should share responsibility for age verification. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 1 May 2025 Despite this, nearly half still verify potential renters’ IDs manually — and 2% don’t verify them at all. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 One company that struggles with fake profiles on its platform opted for Persona to verify real people because doing it in-house would require expensive engineering resources. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The system can also verify that the individual presenting the document is both physically present and matches the ID photo, all completed remotely in minutes. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verify
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  • Google has confirmed the latest warnings — that Gmail accounts are under attack, and has issued some simple, critical advice.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • The news was confirmed via a public obituary and his daughter Anne Marie Scalies’ statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 May 2025

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“Verify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verify. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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