CORROBORATED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in confirmed

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verb

past tense of corroborate

as in verified

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony

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as in reinforced

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people

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Earning the kind of corroborated, third-party evidence a model is willing to stake its answer on is. — Charles Nicholls, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say the evidence collected during that examination corroborated Doe’s description and bolstered his credibility. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 And her explanation is better corroborated. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 Hamlin more or less corroborated that story. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026 According to the October 2019 transcript, Atkinson said his office relied in part on information from a witness who had reviewed official records of the call and corroborated key elements of the whistleblower’s account. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026 Her account was broadly corroborated to The Athletic by a third player who also worked with Font de Mora. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 Homicide detectives reviewed the case in October and corroborated witness accounts to determine that there was probable cause to charge Brown in Hartley’s death, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025 Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025

Verb

There are also new details from the university’s Title IX investigation, records of which were exclusively obtained by the New York Times and corroborated by Doe’s attorney. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Notably, the allegations couldn't be corroborated by The Post and Courier. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 According to court records, the girt immediately reported the assault and was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where physical evidence was collected that reportedly corroborated her accusation. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Diaz’s cellphone was seized by detectives, and a forensic analysis conducted via search warrant revealed several images and videos that corroborated the student’s account, police said. — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Paul Perrin, chief curator and director of conservation and collections at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, corroborated some of the Zak family’s claim. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Police then found the crime scene, including a tree with markings that corroborated Burden’s injuries and story, according to court records. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Investigators determined the video footage recovered from the home corroborated what the woman told police happened the morning of May 23, including the altercation in the garage and Jacobs apparently damaging the woman’s phone. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Trejos’ lawyers said their account is corroborated by surveillance footage. — Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborated

Adjective

Harford County residents on alert The confirmed case inside an elementary school has some Harford County residents concerned about the presence of wildlife in the community.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirmed

Verb

Enterprises may eventually maintain marketplaces of agents that are verified, tested, vetted and approved for particular departments.

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
But many of the results have already been verified in Lean—a programming language that validates a proof’s logic—and are therefore all but certain to be correct.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

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Each touchpoint reinforced the others, making Cedars-Sinai’s community investment more visible and accessible while building relationships beyond any single activation.

— Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Our positive thesis on the healthcare services and drug distributor was reinforced on Wednesday by analysts at Leerink after a meeting with the company’s CFO and investor relations team.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinforced

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Long-term national data has shown that states that have previously expanded access to SNAP benefits had reduced numbers of CPS investigations and substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, as well as fewer foster care placements.

— Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Top school administrators are required to check with applicants’ previous employers to see if they had ever been reported to the state for credible or substantiated complaints of egregious misconduct.

— Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of substantiated

Verb

But Russell argued that state lawsuits can address damage in Colorado, regardless of where the fossil fuels are produced.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Ricketts has argued that he’s best suited to keep delivering for Nebraska and that his opponent is secretly a Democrat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of argued

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Beyond France, risks loom large The latest ructions in markets could weigh on a fragile economic recovery in Europe, bolstered by investment into artificial intelligence, stronger demand for European exports and higher defense spending in Germany.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
The firm unraveled in 2025 after prosecutors accused its founder and chief financial officer of concealing hundreds of millions of dollars in financial problems from lenders and investors, a case bolstered by the CFO’s guilty plea.

— Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolstered

Adjective

For patients and caregivers, the takeaway from cardiologists is to treat these devices as an interesting window into your patterns, not as a replacement for a validated cuff at your doctor’s office.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Examiners need validated methods to acquire, authenticate and interpret data, as the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence recommends for novel devices.

— Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of validated

Verb

Reworking catalog hits of the past — albeit by other artists — has previously proved to be a formula for chart success, given how TikTok and social media have disrupted traditional music consumption methods.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
That campaign managed to expel the rebels from Aden, but the Houthis — tough mountain fighters who received Iranian training to field and eventually manufacture drones and missiles — proved a difficult adversary.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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