Synonyms for corroboration
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation.
Social media lighted up with corroborations that lower Manhattan was the meteorological equivalent of the jungles of Borneo.
Forms
- Plural
- corroborations → confirmations, proofs, testimonies, verifications…
Example sentences
- proof There is indisputable proof that Tom is the thief.
- testimony The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- confirmation Thank you so much for the punctual confirmation.
- verification Verification of the data is a two-step process.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| corroboration | falling | |
| proof | steady | |
| testimony | falling | |
| confirmation | steady | |
| verification | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- proof1
- 9 letters
- testimony4
- 11 letters
- attestation
- 12 letters
- confirmation4, verification5, ratification5
- 13 letters
- documentation5, certification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (testimony4 = 4 syllables).