confirmed

adjective

con·​firmed kən-ˈfərmd 

1

a

: marked by long continuance and likely to persist

a confirmed habit

b

: fixed in habit and unlikely to change

a confirmed do-gooder

2

: having received the rite of confirmation

confirmedly

kən-ˈfər-məd-lē 

adverb

confirmedness

kən-ˈfər-məd-nəs 

-ˈfərm(d)-nəs

noun

Synonyms

• chronic
• persistent
• serial

Choose the Right Synonym for confirmed

inveterate, confirmed, chronic mean firmly established.

inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable.

an inveterate smoker

confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform.

a confirmed bachelor

chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome.

a chronic complainer

Examples of confirmed in a Sentence

a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile

a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing confirmed

• confirmed bachelor

Rhymes for confirmed

• reaffirmed
• reconfirmed
• unconfirmed
• affirmed
• firmed
• squirmed
• termed
• wormed

Kids Definition

confirmed

adjective

con·​firmed kən-ˈfərmd 

1

: deeply established

a confirmed habit

2

: unlikely to change : habitual, chronic

a confirmed optimist