Synonyms of proving

proving

verb

present participle of prove

1

as in establishing

to show the existence or truth of by evidence

the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• demonstrating
• identifying
• confirming
• verifying
• documenting
• validating
• substantiating
• supporting
• evidencing
• corroborating
• upholding
• buttressing
• recording
• attesting
• adducing
• witnessing
• certifying
• sustaining
• evincing
• authenticating
• testifying
• vouching
• backing (up)
• circumstantiating
• clinching
• confessing
• nailing
• deposing
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• refuting
• rebutting
• challenging
• objecting
• disputing
• alleging
• assuming
• suspecting
• presuming
• guessing
• surmising
• conjecturing

2

as in evolving

to come to be

the new automobile engine design proved impractical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evolving
• emerging
• developing
• unfolding
• falling out
• coming out
• shaking out
• turning out
• panning out
• playing out
• germinating
• working out

3

as in demonstrating

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• demonstrating
• showing
• confirming
• substantiating
• evidencing
• documenting
• justifying
• upholding
• verifying
• sustaining
• attesting
• validating
• supporting
• corroborating
• authenticating
• bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• invalidating
• refuting
• discrediting
• rebutting
• confuting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proving

SpaceX's foray into renting out AI compute this year is proving to be a lucrative endeavor for a company best known for its Starlink internet service and rocket ambitions. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Industry reviews have been reasonably receptive so far, but paying customers are proving tougher. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

That’s an uncomfortable trade for teams used to proving ROI on a monthly cycle. — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

For centuries, proving theorems and understanding those proofs have gone hand in hand. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

Gio Reyna is re-proving his worth This time a year ago, Reyna was on the outside looking in at the national team. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Upworthy is already proving what that can look like, turning the conversations in our Instagram comments into a New York Times bestselling book. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Nantambu spent a month in a Middle Eastern jail before proving that Brown lied. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026