corroborating
Supporting the claim
Corroborating means providing supporting evidence or confirmation for something already claimed or believed.
Corroborating evidence strengthens a case without standing alone: The witness's testimony was corroborating but not conclusive.
A corroborating witness backs up another's account.
The word implies secondary support rather than primary proof.
Sworn statement as evidence
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- affidavitSworn written statement
deposition · witness · substantiation · facts · data · records · findings · reports
Sworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
inadmissible · substantiation · attestation · sworn · cross-examination · credibility · alibi · prosecution
One who attests
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- accountRecord of dealings
- documentWritten or electronic file
- recordPreserved account or achievement
testimony · statement · report · data · evidence · independent · third-party · firsthand
Aid or sponsorship
- substantiationProof of truth
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
- buttressingSupporting from the side
- upholdingContinuing to support
vouching · strengthening · reinforcing · underpinning · fortifying · shoring up · validating · affirming
Proving something accurate
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- endorsementFormal expression of support
ratification · attestation · confirmation · recognition · validation · authentication · accreditation · approval
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
affidavit · deposition · witness · substantiation · facts · data · records · findings · reports · verification
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
hearsay · inadmissible · substantiation · attestation · sworn · cross-examination · credibility · alibi · prosecution · defense
witness
One who attests
record · testimony · statement · report · data · evidence · independent · third-party · firsthand · secondary
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- substantiationProof of truth
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
- buttressingSupporting from the side
upholding · vouching · strengthening · reinforcing · underpinning · fortifying · shoring up · validating · affirming · justifying
verification
Proving something accurate
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- certificationAttestation of qualification
endorsement · ratification · attestation · confirmation · recognition · validation · authentication · accreditation · approval · sanction
- acknowledgingthanking, admitting, crediting, accepting, confirming
- provingtesting, showing, confirming, verifying, validating
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
corroboratingcontradicting
Asserting the opposite
refuting · disproving · negating · invalidating · undermining
corroboratingdenying
Refusing to acknowledge
contradicting · gainsaying · contesting · disputing · controverting
- corroborating evidenceProof that supports other proof