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verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of verify

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
  • The dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location.
Synonyms of verify

argue, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, validate, vindicate
Words Related to verify

avouch, back (up), testify (to), vouch (for), witness

guarantee, warrant

affirm, assert, aver, avow, declare, profess

demonstrate, document, establish, prove, reinforce (also reenforce)
Near Antonyms of verify

contradict, gainsay

deny, disavow, disclaim

challenge, contest, dispute, question
Antonyms of verify

disprove, rebut, refute

Synonym Discussion of verify

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.
    • confirmed the reports
corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.
    • witnesses corroborated his story
substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.
    • the claims have yet to be substantiated
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
authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.
    • handwriting experts authenticated the diaries
validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.
    • validated the hypothesis by experiments

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  1. See words that rhyme with verify Dictionary: Definition of verify Spanish Central: Translation of verify Nglish: Translation of verify for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of verify for Arabic speakers

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