corroborates
Supports the claim
Corroborates means to confirm or support with additional evidence.
When one account corroborates another, the two agree and strengthen each other's credibility: The witness's testimony corroborates what the video shows.
The word implies independent verification—something that corroborates doesn't just repeat a claim but backs it up from a different angle.
Establishes as fact
- supportsSustains or reinforces
- validatesConfirms accuracy or legitimacy
- verifiesConfirms as accurate
- substantiatesConfirms with evidence
authenticates · backs up · proves · reinforces · documents · certifies · attests · bolsters
One who attests
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- accountRecord of dealings
- alibiDefense of location
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
sworn · testimony · affidavit · court · cross-examination · hearing · trial · eyewitness
Facts for analysis
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
experiment · replication · study · research · peer review · methodology · analysis · observations
confirms
Establishes as fact
substantiates · authenticates · backs up · proves · reinforces · documents · certifies · attests · bolsters · strengthens
witness
One who attests
deposition · sworn · testimony · affidavit · court · cross-examination · hearing · trial · eyewitness · recollection
data
Facts for analysis
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
theory · experiment · replication · study · research · peer review · methodology · analysis · observations · measurements
- ____ up (phrasal verbs)backs, saves, stores, copies, jams
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
corroboratesrefutes
Proves something false
contradicts · disproves · invalidates · undermines · negates
- corroborating evidenceProof that supports other proof
corroborate, corroboration, corroborated, corroborating, uncorroborated, corroborative, corroborations, corroborators