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confirms

VERB

ratify, validate, prove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm approve back certify corroborate endorse establish explain sign substantiate support uphold verify

STRONG

attest authenticate bless buy check circumstantiate debunk double-check justify okay sanction settle subscribe underpin vouch warrant witness

WEAK

bear out check out give green light give high sign give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the nod lap up make good make sure rubber-stamp sign off on size up thumbs up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse contradict deny disallow disapprove discredit disprove invalidate oppose refuse reject

STRONG

disagree refute veto

WEAK

annul cancel destroy repudiate void

VERB

reinforce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure establish

STRONG

buttress clinch fix fortify invigorate settle strengthen

WEAK

make firm

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dishearten dissuade hurt unsettle weaken

WEAK

annul cancel contradict deny destroy disprove invalidate oppose repudiate veto void

Example Sentences

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Land has been optioned by the same producer behind Hamnet, and O'Farrell confirms she plans to write the screenplay.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Commerce Department confirms funding to nearly a dozen companies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“Today confirms what I have said from day one: I did nothing wrong. Case closed.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

An Apple hearing study, conducted with the University of Michigan, confirms a correlation between hearing loss and slower walking speeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“Indeed, Mechtild’s word confirms that of the ghost,” I said with certainty.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein