borne out
Shown to be correct
Borne out means confirmed or supported by evidence.
When a prediction, theory, or suspicion is borne out, subsequent events or findings prove it correct: Her initial concerns were borne out by the investigation.
The data bore out what researchers had suspected for years.
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
- justifiedShown to be right
- provenEstablished as fact
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
certified · supported · held up · authenticated · established · upheld · stood the test · attestation · vindicated · proof · substantiation · materialized · shown · accuracy · verification · result · evidenced · manifested