Synonyms for corroborate
Definitions
- v. 1
To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
- v. 2
To make strong; to strengthen.
Related words
- Word family
- corroborative
Forms
- Past participle
- corroborated
e.g. corroborated → confirmed, substantiated, supported, proved…
Choose the right word
Both confirm and corroborate presuppose something already existing to which the confirmation or corroboration is added.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prove Further study will prove that the theory is right.
- confirm I will neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
- verify Could you verify that your computer is plugged in?
- substantiate Sami won't be able to substantiate that alibi.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| corroborate | steady | |
| prove | steady | |
| confirm | rising | |
| verify | rising | |
| substantiate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- prove1, vouch1
- 6 letters
- verify3, attest2, affirm2, ratify3
- 7 letters
- support2, confirm2, sustain2, certify3, fortify3
- 8 letters
- validate3, buttress2, underpin3
- 9 letters
- establish3
- 10 letters
- strengthen2
- 12 letters
- substantiate4, authenticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (verify3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- corroborer
- Italiano
- corroborare
- Español
- corroborar