Synonyms for authentication
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or the process of doing so.
The museum required scientific tests for the authentication of the painting.
Forms
- Plural
- authentications → verifications, attestations, certifications, confirmations…
Example sentences
- certification I'm taking an advanced certification course next week.
- verification Verification of the data is a two-step process.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| authentication | rising | |
| certification | steady | |
| verification | steady | |
| attestation | rising | |
| authentification | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- seal1
- 11 letters
- attestation
- 12 letters
- confirmation4, verification5
- 13 letters
- certification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (confirmation4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- authentification
- Italiano
- autenticazione
- Deutsch
- Authentifizierung