Synonyms for confirmation
Most common
proof corroboration testimony attestation verification substantiation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Proof — A verification that something is true or has happened
proof, corroboration, testimony, attestation, roboration dated
2. Verification
verification, substantiation, check, establishment, authentication
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A verification that something is true or has happened.
The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
- n. 2
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
Related words
- Word family
- confirm
- Phrases
- delivery confirmation gender confirmation surgery
Forms
- Plural
- confirmations → proofs, corroborations, testimonies, attestations…
Example sentences
- proof There is indisputable proof that Tom is the thief.
- testimony The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- verification Verification of the data is a two-step process.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| confirmation | steady | |
| proof | steady | |
| testimony | falling | |
| corroboration | falling | |
| attestation | rising | |
| verification | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- seal1
- 5 letters
- check1, proof1
- 9 letters
- testimony4
- 10 letters
- settlement3, roboration
- 11 letters
- affirmation4, attestation, approbation4
- 12 letters
- verification5, ratification5
- 13 letters
- establishment4, corroboration5
- 14 letters
- authentication5, substantiation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (testimony4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- confirmation
- Español
- confirmación
- Deutsch
- Bestätigung