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Synonyms for vouch

Most common

confirm assure attest certify vouchsafe

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Attest — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an…

attest, assure, certify, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, warrant, affirm, aver, avouch, asseverate, verify, endorse, avow

2. Guarantee

guarantee, promise, vow

Other

vouchsafe, obtest dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).

  2. v. 2

    To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.

Related words

Word family
voucher vouchment vouchsafe
Phrases
vouch for

Forms

Past participle
vouched
e.g. vouched → attested, assured, certified, confirmed…

Example sentences

  • confirm I will neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
  • assure I want to assure you that we've not forgotten you.
  • attest The fingerprints on the knife attest to her guilt.
  • certify Records certify that Bob passed his driving test.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vouchrising
confirmrising
assurefalling
attestrising
certifyfalling
vouchsafesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
vow1
4 letters
aver2, avow2
6 letters
assure2, verify3, attest2, affirm2, avouch, obtest
7 letters
support2, promise2, confirm2, warrant2, endorse2, certify3
9 letters
guarantee3, vouchsafe
10 letters
asseverate
11 letters
corroborate4
12 letters
substantiate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver2 = 2 syllables).

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